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FILE - U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Commander, Admiral Samuel Paparo, gestures during a press conference at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio, northern Philippines, Aug. 29, 2024.

Examine the strategic orientation of Australia, India, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam toward fostering order in the Indo-Pacific. These five powers are all deeply invested in fostering order in ...

As the world cruises through spring, meteorologists and climatologists are closely watching ever-changing water temperatures in the Eastern and Central Pacific Ocean to determine the status of the El ...

The last time the U.K. deployed a carrier strike group to the Indo-Pacific was in 2021, which was led by aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08). Upon departing Portsmouth, the carrier will ...

PACIFIC PALISADES, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A Pacific Palisades family who lost their home in the devastating wildfire three months ago has begun rebuilding their dream house. "It's like losing ...

Myanmar's catastrophic earthquake last month came amid a flurry of smaller earthquakes across the Asia Pacific. The magnitude-7.7 quake near Mandalay on March 28 left more than 3,600 people dead ...

Ding Haitao/Xinhua via Getty Images China’s involvement across the Indo-Pacific in March 2025 ranged from warming ties with India and deepening cooperation with Bangladesh and Pakistan to ...

MOST Pacific island countries got off relatively lightly with last week’s Trump “reciprocal” tariff announcement. Ten were given tariffs of 10%, the minimum handed out. (Timor-Leste also got a 10% ...

Leaders in Pacific nations are disappointed and trying to wrap their heads around the United States' tariffs. Fiji's Finance Minister said that its 32 percent tariff by the Trump Administration - the ...

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (9 April 2025) — Economic growth in the Pacific is projected to moderate to 3.9% in 2025 and 3.6% in 2026, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) April 2025, the Asian ...

WASHINGTON — Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee warned Wednesday that tariffs levied against Australia and other security partners in the Indo-Pacific region were harming ...