A tiny Arctic village in Alaska is trying to revive its polar bear tourism industryKaktovik, Alaska, a village near the Arctic Circle, is planning to restart polar bear tourism. The village, which hosted thousands of touri...
24 Apr, 2026, 01.38 PM IST
US backs a South Africa project to extract rare earths despite a diplomatic clashA U.S.-backed project in South Africa aims to extract rare earth elements from industrial mining waste, a move supported by a $50 million i...
19 Apr, 2026, 10.06 AM IST
US to build three new military bases in Greenland to facilitate stealth takeover of island? Secret talks with Denmark begin. Here's current US military presence in Greenland, island's strategic importanceUS to build three new military bases in Greenland to facilitate stealth takeover of island becomes a global focus as Washington holds talks...
02 Apr, 2026, 07.07 PM IST
What are the military assets in the Arctic?US President Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland for defense. Denmark and Greenland refuse this offer. Eight nations have territory in the ...
21 Jan, 2026, 04.05 PM IST
Tornado watch flash flood warning: Thunderstorms, high winds, hail parts of U.S.A. Check region wise weather forecastFlash flood warning Tornado watch weather forecast: From Virginia to Connecticut and Rhode Island, downpours will be heavy enough at times ...
10 Jan, 2026, 05.43 PM IST
Multiple Chinese icebreakers deployed off Alaska rattles Trump and America - here's what they are doingChina’s deployment of five icebreaking ships near Alaska marks a significant increase in its Arctic activities. This move intensifies globa...
09 Aug, 2025, 06.52 PM IST
Beijing at US' doorsteps: Tensions flare as China’s Xue Long 2 moves into US waters — here’s what happened nextChinese icebreaker Xue Long 2 entered a sensitive U.S. Arctic zone, triggering a fast response from the U.S. Coast Guard near Alaska. The v...
28 Jul, 2025, 10.35 PM IST
China's coast guard enters Arctic for the first time for patrol with RussiaFor the first time, a Chinese coast guard fleet has joined Russian counterparts for a joint patrol in the Arctic sea, coinciding with the 7...
02 Oct, 2024, 10.34 AM IST
With eyes on Russia, US military prepares for an Arctic futureThe first-of-its-kind exercise this month, involving some 8,000 troops outside of Fairbanks, was planned long before Russia’s invasion of U...
28 Mar, 2022, 01.35 PM IST
Russia asserts presence in Arctic with northern military baseThe growing accessibility of natural resources and navigation routes in this rapidly thawing region has attracted global competition, and M...
19 May, 2021, 10.49 AM IST
Russia's northernmost base projects its power across ArcticNow, Russia's northernmost military base is bristling with missiles and radar and its extended runway can handle all types of aircraft, inc...
18 May, 2021, 03.35 PM IST
Russia warns West against Arctic encroachment ahead of talksThe Arctic in recent years has become the site of geopolitical competition between the countries that form the Arctic Council (Russia, the ...
17 May, 2021, 07.39 PM IST
China to use Arctic route for shipping to cut down distanceChinese ships will navigate the Arctic via a Northwest Passage route that will be 30 per cent shorter than the ocean passages, official med...
20 Apr, 2016, 10.27 AM IST
As Arctic melts, global competition among the regional powers continues to heat upRussia has started an aggressive campaign of militarizing its northern coast while the US is upping its intelligence game in the Arctic
09 Sep, 2015, 01.39 PM IST
The United States is upping its intelligence game in the ArcticWith the Arctic ice melting and Russia aggressively fortifying its northern coast, the US has begun to up its spy game in the far north, th...
09 Sep, 2015, 01.13 PM IST
The Pentagon is monitoring Chinese navy ships off the coast of AlaskaThe presence of the ships so far from the Chinese coast reflects Beijing's goal of having a military that can operate abroad and project Ch...
04 Sep, 2015, 02.49 PM IST
Russia is deploying advanced aerial weapon systems to the ArcticDeployment of advanced aerospace technology to Arctic is in keeping with Russian drive to militarize the region as part of a new military s...
23 Jun, 2015, 02.07 PM IST