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Why Aerial Footage From 1938 Might Be Final Clue In Solving The Amelia Earhart Plane Mystery
On July 2, 1937, the famed aviator Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan took off in a twin-engine Lockheed 10-E Electra from Lae, New Guinea, headed for Howland Island, 2,600 miles east across the Pacific Ocean where they planned to...
Osprey command team relieved of duty
1/3 Swipe or click to see more ERIC TSO / U.S MARINE CORPS / 2019 U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, disembark an MV-22 Osprey during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission alongside Marine Medium...
Inside the country with visa-free entry for almost everyone - and the most beautiful beaches in the world
Tucked in the western Pacific Ocean is a country made up of more than 600 islands scattered across an expanse of ocean - five times the size of France. The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is an archipelago composed of both high volcanic...
‘Mind-blowing’: North Shore elects first councillor of Kiribati descent
Pasifika councillor Victoria Short dreamed of representing her community, but first she had to overcome a major fear. When Short first stood for the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board at 28, she nearly didn’t make it to her first candidates’ meeting....
West Ham v Newcastle Live TV and global channel listings on Sunday for London Stadium match
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch West Ham v Newcastle Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Sunday (2pm (UK) kick-off). Eddie Howe looking to make it four wins in a row after the...
Taitague presses military leaders for direct communication with the legislative branch
Sen. Telo Taitague confronted a Joint Region Marianas representative at last week's Pacific Island legislators meeting, demanding to know why the military briefs the governor's office but bypasses the legislature. The exchange happened during the...
Australia PM Anthony Albanese writes to Turkey's Erdogan about COP31 hosting standoff
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that he wrote to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to resolve a long-running tussle over who will host next year's COP31 summit. Australia and Turkey submitted bids in 2022 to host the...
Japan Can Keep the Indo-Pacific Open and Free
As the United States rethinks its role in the international order it has championed since the end of World War II, Japan is on the frontlines of the challenge to rules-based commerce and diplomacy. For the past decade, Tokyo has promoted the idea...
Albanese calls on Turkey’s Erdogan to break impasse on hosting COP31
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has written to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to break an impasse and allow Australia and the Pacific to host the COP31 in 2026. As it stands, Australia and Turkey have been locked in an ongoing stand-off...
Australia PM writes to Turkey’s Erdogan about COP31 hosting stand-off
SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Nov 2 that he wrote to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resolve a long-running tussle over who will host 2026’s COP31 summit. Australia and Turkey submitted bids in 2022 to host...
Australia PM writes to Turkey's Erdogan about COP31 hosting standoff
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that he wrote to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to resolve a long-running tussle over who will host next year’s COP31 summit. Australia and Turkey submitted bids in 2022...
First Kiribati councillor: 'I didn’t think the Shore was ready for me'
Pasifika councillor Victoria Short dreamed of representing her community, but first she had to overcome a major fear. When Short first stood for the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board at 28, she nearly didn’t make it to her first candidates’ meeting....
Liverpool vs Aston Villa live stream: How to watch Premier League 2025/26, TV channels, broadcasters
It's fair to say Liverpool's form has been a rollercoaster. The Reds have endured six defeats in their last seven matches across all competitions and looking to turn their fortunes around. Manager Arne Slot is under increasing pressure looking to...
A fisheries observer disappeared at sea. His family still waits for answers
Samuel Abayateye, a 38-year-old fisheries observer from Ghana, vanished from the Marine 707 in 2023 while monitoring tuna catches. Six weeks later, a mutilated body washed ashore near his home, but authorities have never released DNA results or an...
Tottenham vs Chelsea Live Stream: How to watch Premier League 2025/26 London Derby on TV and online
Tottenham face Chelsea in the Premier League this Saturday teatime in what has become one of the fiercest rivalries in recent seasons. The Battle of the Bridge, Tuchel and Conte’s touchline clash, and Nicolas Jackson’s hat-trick against nine-man...
ACP’s World Culture Festival kicks off in Karachi with a call for peace and cultural exchange
Opening night featured Balochi folk dances, Amin Gulgee’s visual art, and performances by Bangladeshi artistsACP’s World Culture Festival kicks off in Karachi with a call for peace and cultural exchange The World Culture Festival 2025 kicked off...
ACP World Culture Festival brings the world to Karachi
Published on: November 1, 2025 5:54 PM Karachi came alive on Friday as the Arts Council of Pakistan (ACP) launched the World Culture Festival 2025. Artists from 141 countries are participating in the 39-day festival, showcasing music, film, and...
Ngāti Pāoa Treaty Settlement Bill passes final reading in Parliament
After 14 years of negotiations, Ngāti Pāoa’s Treaty settlement has passed its third and final reading in Parliament, a moment iwi leaders described as both emotional and long overdue. The settlement includes $23.5 million in financial redress, 12...
Kiribati minister has a change of heart about special seats for…
Kiribati’s Minister for Women, who came into politics last year believing women should be elected on merit, has had a change of heart and now supports special seats for women in parliament. “I’ve come to realise I was way off the mark on that,”...
Kiribati minister has a change of heart about special seats for women in parliament
Miss Micronesia, Minister Tangariki Reete and Minister Ruth Cross Kwansing. Photo: Supplied/ Cross Kwansing Warning: This article discusses violence against women. Kiribati's Minister for Women, who came into politics last year believing women...