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May 23, 2023

Emergency shelters in Guam begin to fill as residents brace for Typhoon Mawar

Residents are seeking shelter in the Pacific island of Guam as Typhoon Mawar, a Category 4 storm, is expected to hit the U.S. territory midday Wednesday.

May 19, 2023

New Zealand, islands hit with small tsunami caused by 7.7 magnitude earthquake

A small tsunami caused by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake has hit the islands of the South Pacific and New Zealand. The threat passed in a few hours and no damage has been reported.

May 15, 2023

Pacific Island leaders urge rich countries to do more to help control climate change

Leaders and representatives from Pacific Island nations criticized the leaders of rich countries who aren't doing enough to control climate change.

May 11, 2023

3 missing in Learjet crash off SoCal coast, Coast Guard suspends search

Rescue crews have suspended their search for three people who went missing in the Pacific Ocean after their Learjet crashed near San Clemente Island off the San Diego coast.

May 4, 2023

Hawaii tourists rescued after following GPS directions into boat harbor

A pair of tourists in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, drove their minivan straight into a boat harbor after making a mistake on their GPS directions.

May 2, 2023

Pentagon does not think balloon that flew near Hawaii is spycraft: sources

U.S. government officials are claiming that a balloon aircraft detected last week in Hawaiian airspace is a "weather balloon" with "no signals coming from it."

April 17, 2023

Mother in ‘pure agony’ as search continues for Americans who vanished off Mexico coast

The mother of one of the three missing Americans who went missing off the coast of Mexico earlier this month during a sailing trip said her daughter and her daughter's husband were experienced sailors.

March 22, 2023

China secures another South Pacific win in Solomon Islands port bid

China secured another win in the South Pacific after it won a multimillion-dollar infrastructure bid in the Solomon Islands to upgrade its international port.

March 12, 2023

Coast Guard suspends search for several migrants missing off California coast after smuggling vessels capsize

The Coast Guard suspended its search at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday for several migrants who are still believed to be missing after two smuggling boats capsized near San Diego.

March 2, 2023

Scientists discover new Easter Island moai statue in dry lake bed

Scientists have found a previously undiscovered moai, monolithic human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island, in a dry lake bed.