Chalinee Thirasupa/ Reuters In February 2025, China expanded its influence in the Indo-Pacific through diplomatic outreach, infrastructure investment, and coordinated security efforts—hosting ...

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Surging tropical activity in the South Pacific Ocean produced a relatively rare occurrence Tuesday: three named tropical cyclones active at the same time: Alfred, Rae and Seru. It’s the first ...

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and labor partnerships between the two Pacific nations. In a statement, President Marcos cited the “deep historical and cultural ties” between Filipinos and Palauans, with their shared ...

Ronald P. Clark, left, the commanding general of U.S. Army Pacific, left, during a welcome meeting at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (AKP via AP) In this photo ...

Super Rugby is forever trying to brand each week with a gimmicky name, but after two rounds of action, a retro theme has organically developed in 2025, and it’s one that is carrying considerably ...

Tokyo | China has secured a strategic foothold in the Pacific’s mineral resources, signing a five-year seabed exploration agreement with the Cook Islands amid escalating regional tensions over ...

Two cyclones have formed in the Pacific region one in Fiji waters, and the other in the Coral Sea. The Fiji Meteorological Service has confirmed that Tropical Depression 09F (TD09F) has intensified ...