Think the US exit from Afghanistan was bad? Look what’s brewing in the Pacific
newYou can now listen to Fox News articles. Do you think it was wrong for America to turn its tail and withdraw from Afghanistan? A quieter but even worse situation is looming in the Pacific. The United States’ defense in the Asia-Pacific region is centered on a line of defense that stretches from Japan to […]
New Zealand steps up interest in Aukus as Pacific security concerns grow | New Zealand
With China’s growing presence in the Pacific and widespread concerns about a “reshaped world”, New Zealand is increasing its interest in joining the Oaks Nuclear-Free Pillar. New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters (who also serves as Deputy Prime Minister) and Defense Minister Judith Collins visited Melbourne, where they met with their Australian counterparts Penny Wong […]
Amelia Earhart’s Lost Plane ‘Possibly Found’ In Pacific Ocean By Exploration Team
Amelia Earhart. (Photo courtesy of Getty Images) OAN’s Avril Elfie3:48 PM – Monday, January 29, 2024 Amelia Earhart’s long-lost plane may have been found, a deep-sea exploration team claims. advertisement Deep Sea Vision, an exploration group based in Charleston, South Carolina, claimed sonar images taken this week in the Pacific Ocean “look like Earhart’s Lockheed […]
Tuvalu election: what’s happening, and what could it mean for Taiwan, China and the Pacific? | Tuvalu
On Friday, the small Pacific island nation of Tuvalu heads to the polls to elect its 16 members of parliament. Tuvalu's population is just over 11,000 people, so elections in Tuvalu rarely make international headlines. But with fierce geopolitical competition and China's growing influence in the region, this year's vote is under greater scrutiny, with […]
Astrobotic’s Peregrine moon lander crashes into Pacific Ocean
FOX News correspondent Jonathan Selley reported that Astrobotic Technology's engineers are working to fix an “anomaly” that affected the lunar module's failure. Astrobotic said it had lost contact with the lunar module Peregrine over the open ocean of the South Pacific after predicting it would “burn up” during re-entry into Earth's atmosphere. The announcement marks […]