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Pacific Islands wait for Trump, wary of climate and China stance
Pacific island nations at the centre of a strategic rivalry between the U.S. and China that brought infrastructure and funding hope...
Dec 10, 20243 min read


UK cedes Chagos Island sovereignty to Mauritius, retains Diego Garcia airbase
LONDON/PORT LOUIS - Britain said on Thursday it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it said secured the...
Oct 4, 20243 min read


Hopes fade of finding dozens of migrants missing after boat sinks off Canary Islands
EL HIERRO, Spain - Hopes of finding any of the 48 migrants missing since their boat sank near the Spanish island of El Hierro are...
Oct 1, 20242 min read


Greek islands face water crisis as tourist season peaks
NAXOS, Greece - The biggest reservoir on the Greek island of Naxos has dried up, useful only to the turtles that cruise its muddy...
Jul 9, 20243 min read


Wildfire fanned by strong winds rages uncontrolled on Greece's Serifos island
ATHENS - A wildfire fanned by gale-force winds raged uncontrolled on the Greek island of Serifos on Sunday, prompting authorities to...
Jul 2, 20242 min read


Beryl, earliest Category 4 hurricane on record, hurtles towards Caribbean
The "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm Hurricane Beryl barrelled across the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday night toward the Caribbean's...
Jul 1, 20242 min read


Greek yacht crew charged for arson on Hydra island
ATHENS - A Greek prosecutor on Sunday charged 13 crew members of a yacht with arson after fireworks launched from the vessel allegedly...
Jun 24, 20241 min read


Another tourist dead in Greece, others missing as heat toll rises
ATHENS - A 55-year-old American has been found dead on the Greek island of Mathraki, the police said on Monday, the third tourist death ...
Jun 18, 20241 min read


France sends more police in bid to restore calm in New Caledonia
SYDNEY/PARIS -The French government sent more police to the Pacific island of New Caledonia on Thursday and said it would crack down on...
May 16, 20243 min read


New Caledonia deploys more police as 'streets on fire' over voting reform
WELLINGTON/PARIS -Authorities in the French-ruled Pacific island of New Caledonia sent more police onto the streets, shut the...
May 14, 20243 min read


Solomon Islands picks China-friendly Manele as new prime minister
Solomon Islands lawmakers selected a new prime minister on Thursday, choosing foreign minister Jeremiah Manele, who has pledged to...
May 2, 20243 min read
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