Tag: pacific
US military kills 14 in attacks on vessels in the Pacific, according to Hegseth
US says one person survived latest strikes, having killed 51 people in attacks on at least 13 vessels in recent weeks US politics live – latest updates The US military killed 14 people and left one survivor in more strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific, the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, said on…
US military kills two people in strike on alleged drug-trafficking boat in Pacific
Latest strike was off coast of Colombia while seven previous attacks in Caribbean killed at least 32 US politics live – latest updates The US military has attacked and destroyed another boat in its ongoing and controversial fight against what it says are drug-trafficking activities. The strike for the first time was carried out on…
Latest blow to Labor’s Pacific defence strategy might not be the embarrassment the Coalition claims
Anthony Albanese must now save the defence agreement with Papua New Guinea, a week after a similar plan with Vanuatu was delayed Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast When Anthony Albanese landed in Papua New Guinea for celebrations marking 50 years of independence this week, he was expecting to sign…
A tsunami makes its way across the Pacific, with waves hitting the U.S. West Coast
By Rachel Treisman Much of the West Coast of the U.S. is under tsunami alerts, after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck eastern Russia and sent powerful waves into Japan, Hawaii, California and counting. A magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit near Russia’s sparsely populated Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday morning — tying with two other…
‘It’s not Chinese assistance’: Australia accuses China of taking undue credit for aid projects in the Pacific
Minister Pat Conroy says Chinese ‘branding’ of multilateral development projects to bolster its influence in the region is a consistent frustration Australia news live: latest politics updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast China is bolstering its geo-political influence in the Pacific by “branding” Asian Development Bank projects – funded…
Powerful earthquake could raise Pacific north-west sea levels ‘dramatically’ – study
Likelihood of potentially devastating quake above 8.0 magnitude in next 50 years is 15%, study states A massive earthquake in the Pacific north-west could rapidly transform areas of the coast from northern California to Washington, causing swaths of land to quickly sink, “dramatically” raising sea level and increasing the flood risk to communities. That’s according…
Pacific Palisades Fire: LAFD Helps Save Treasured Belongings
Amid the Pacific Palisades Fire, which has forced 30,000 southern California residents to evacuate their homes, LA firefighters stepped in to save cherished belongings from burning homes. Los Angeles firefighters are trying their best to bring comfort in the chaos. During the raging brush fires in the Los Angeles areas of the Pacific Palisades, Topanga…