USS Blue Ridge, a U.S. Navy command and control ship, has visited four countries in the South Pacific since mid- April.

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SINGAPORE - A top US general has assured Indo-Pacific nations that Washington will keep to its promise to ensure its allies’ security, weeks after China’s coast guard unfurled the nation’s ...

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RNZ Pacific Journalist About half of Papua New Guinea’s population lives on less than US$3.65 a day, and there has been little change in monetary well being since a 2010 survey, according to the World ...

Ronald Clark, the newly appointed commander of the US Army in the Pacific, says America is entering ... and simulate cutting it off from the world—a tactic Clark and US planners are studying ...

The Russian port city of Novorossiisk declared a state of emergency on Saturday after local authorities said a Ukrainian drone attack had damaged a grain terminal and several residential buildings, ...

Living costs and housing availability in one of the world's most expensive cities are key issues for the 2.76 million voters SINGAPORE – Singapore is holding an election on Saturday ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

HANOI / BEIJING — With discontent with the United States mounting in Southeast Asia over tariffs, China has ramped up its efforts to lure countries in the region onto its side. Chinese President Xi ...

Japan became the 14th nation to seal their place at the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 on Monday thanks to a dominant 115-run victory over Fiji, capping a scintillating, unbeaten week at the ...