By Shanna Hanbury The Marshall Islands government has announced it will protect an area of the Pacific Ocean described as one of the most “remote, pristine” marine ecosystems on Earth. The 48,000-square-kilometer (18,

The Marshall Islands declared on Tuesday its first national marine sanctuary, which protects a "pristine" expanse of the Pacific Ocean that is home to deep-sea sharks and green turtles. Like many Pacific islands,

An expert told Newsweek China is hostile due to frustration at the presence of the U.S. Typhon missile system in the Philippines.

China's coast guard said the Philippines on Friday sent a civilian vessel to deliver provisions to its warship "illegally grounded" at Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed atoll in the South China Sea.

While there is strong bipartisan support for a robust U.S. presence in the Pacific, the increasingly competitive global landscape necessitates a continuous reassessment and refinement of strategic approach.

Greek authorities say 66 migrants have been found in two locations on the southern island of Crete after arriving on the island on a wooden boat that set sail from the Libyan coast – a route increasin

Your Mr. Bassett doesn't come to Japan because of the war,” said a junior executive of the Japan Racing Association in late August 2004. It was close to midnight in Sapporo, where I had accompanied Rogers Beasley on my first trip to Japan.

Greek authorities say more than 170 migrants have been picked up from rickety boats in recent days with most found off the southern tip of the country in a route that appears to be increasingly used b

From the Reconstruction era to the Cold War, multiple administrations have tried (and failed) to acquire the Arctic island. Here’s why Greenland has always remained out of reach—and why it always mattered so much.

On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued its Framework for Artificial

Andrew F. Straughn, PFC, U.S. Marine Corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.I. Straughn, Rt. 2, Andalusia, has been promoted from Private. He is serving with a unit of the Ninth Marine Aircraft Wing which is training at the Marine Corps Air Station,

The country is far more resilient today than it was four years ago and in a good position to counter Donald Trump’s promised tariffs — or unexpected moves yet to come. It has diversified markets for Chinese goods,