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38 days ago

Pete Hegseth, dogged by scandal at home, pledges US support for Manila against China

Defence secretary’s Philippines visit, aimed at bolstering ties in Asia-Pacific, comes amid rising tensions with Beijing and calls for his resignation

The US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, has met w…

40 days ago

Pammy’s Baywatch showstopper, exploding bikinis and Nasa’s banned recordbreaker – Splash! review

Design Museum, London
This illuminating exhibition about all things swimming charts the birth of the bikini, its rapid shrinkage, lovely lidos – and the costumes that went too far

Four days after a nuc…

41 days ago

45 days ago

‘Never forget’: Pacific countries remember nuclear test legacy as weapons ban treaty debated

Supporters of the UN treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons gathered this month in New York to call for wider ratification

Growing up in the Pacific nation of Kiribati, Oemwa Johnson heard her grandfather…

48 days ago

Iguanas probably floated to Fiji millions of years ago on record-breaking raft journey, scientists say

Lizards may have snacked on their raft of uprooted trees and plants on their months-long journey across the Pacific

Researchers have long wondered how iguanas got to Fiji. Most modern-day iguanas live…

61 days ago

63 days ago

Earth’s strongest ocean current could slow down by 20% by 2050 in a high emissions future

Melting Antarctic ice is releasing cold, fresh water into the ocean, which is projected to cause the slowdown

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64 days ago

‘I need to survive’: rower attempting to cross Pacific activates emergency beacon off Queensland near Cyclone Alfred

Australian navy ship heading to Coral Sea after Aurimas Mockus calls for help one week out from reaching Queensland

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67 days ago

Satellite image captures three tropical cyclones spinning in the South Pacific at once

Tropical cyclones Rae, Seru and Alfred are churning as the region’s season reaches its peak

Three tropical cyclones are churning in the South Pacific at the same time, satellite images show, in a rar…

68 days ago

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