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Russian MoD releases footage of Pacific fleet drills

Russia’s Ministry of Defence has released footage of the nuclear-powered submarine Krasnoyarsk carrying out missile launches during a planned exercise in the Pacific Ocean.

28/04/2025

World News

Cooperation between China, North Korea and Russia threatens Pacific

According to the South Korean military, North Korea has also deployed thousands of troops to support Russian forces in the war against Ukraine.

16/04/2025

Green News

La Niña has ended. What does it mean for this year’s weather?

Longer-term weather forecasts are more difficult to establish when the phenomenon is not present.

11/04/2025

Europe News

France and Indonesia sign deal to boost security in Indo-Pacific

The Indonesian naval chief of staff, Admiral Muhammad Ali, said the project would address various maritime security challenges, including piracy, terrorism and other illegal activities.

26/03/2025

Green News

Is climate change making earthquakes more frequent?

A recent study joins a growing body of evidence that climate influences seismic activity.

20/12/2024

Green News

Mega coral visible from space discovered in the Solomon Islands

A mega coral has been discovered by scientists in the Solomon Islands, which holds centuries of ocean secrets.

14/11/2024

Russia

Russian man rescued after two months adrift in Sea of Okhotsk

A man identified as Mikhail Pichugin was rescued in Russia's Far East after 67 days at sea, but his brother and nephew didn't survive. Authorities are investigating the incident.

15/10/2024

Green News

Europe’s overseas territories 'pummelled’ by rising sea levels

Residents of former Dutch colony Bonaire have sued the Netherlands for lack of action against climate change.

26/09/2024

Eco-Innovation

Scientists plan to add iron to the ocean to up carbon absorption

There has been public backlash against the controversial technique, known as ocean iron fertilisation, in the past.

17/09/2024

Green News

UN Chief issues ‘global SOS’ on sea level rise during trip to Pacific

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the world to “massively increase” finance and support for vulnerable countries.

27/08/2024

Europe News

Japan, Germany agree to boost security cooperation in Pacific

Both sides said their countries would create an economic security framework amid fears about what they view as China's overproduction of electric vehicles and other key products using massive subsidies.

13/07/2024

Papua New Guinea

More than 100 feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide

Prime minister James Marape said he would release more information about the scale of destruction and loss of life when it is available.

25/05/2024

Climate

El Niño likely to keep driving up temperatures until May, WMO says

This year’s El Niño is fifth strongest on record.

05/03/2024

Green News

Australia offers refuge to Tuvalu citizens displaced by climate change

Australia has offered the island nation of Tuvalu a lifeline to help residents escape the rising seas and increased storms brought by climate change.

10/11/2023

Health news

Scientists have found a new virus in the deepest part of the ocean

Researchers said that the new virus found in the Mariana Trench could be the deepest-known bacteriophage discovered in the ocean.

26/09/2023

Nature

This tiny island nation is looking for people to sponsor the ocean

Sponsors will pay to protect one square kilometre of Niue's ocean territory from threats like illegal fishing and plastic pollution for 20 years.

20/09/2023

My Europe Series

State of the Union: Europe takes a summer break

The continent is mostly on vacation, even if the war in Ukraine rages on.

04/08/2023

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'Cast Away' sailor back on dry land

Tim Shaddock was picked up with his dog "Bella" by a tuna vessel after the pair survived for weeks on raw fish and rainwater on their storm-crippled boat.

19/07/2023

Green News

'Victory for the seabed’ as France bans deep-sea mining

A growing number of countries are opposing the new industry, which could be devastating for marine ecosystems and the climate.

18/01/2023

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Watch: Taiwan holds military drills amid China tensions

Taiwan’s military conducted two-day joint force drills which started on Wednesday to show its defence capabilities to counter China’s threats ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays.

11/01/2023