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Indian passport rises to 84th rank in Henley Passport Index 2026; visa-free access to 55 destinationsIn the latest update of the Henley Passport Index for October 2026, India has found itself ranked 84th, a dip compared to earlier standings...- Amelia Earhart disappeared in 1937. Nearly a century later, why are scientists now investigating a possible clue beneath the water?A research team has reached Nikumaroro to investigate the Taraia Object, which may relate to Amelia Earhart's disappearance. They will empl...
- Jeff Bezos just put $25 million into the Pacific Ocean. Is the Bezos Earth Fund enough to save the Pacific Ocean before the $10 billion deadline?The Bezos Earth Fund has committed $25 million to enhance conservation efforts across five Pacific island nations, now totaling approximate...
- Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez have donated about $4.7 billion so far. But it is still a drop in the bucket for the Amazon founderJeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez have pledged an impressive $25 million to bolster ocean conservation initiatives across various Pacific natio...
- 79 years ago, 23 US nuclear tests devastated Bikini Atoll; 70 years later, Stanford University reserachers found giant corals, sharks and tuna thriving in its craterIn 1946, the US began nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll, conducting 23 explosions that displaced all the inhabitants and destabilised the cor...
- Lauren Sanchez and Amazon's Jeff Bezos are pouring $25 million into a massive Pacific Ocean conservation project covering an area larger than AlaskaLauren Sanchez is backing a new Bezos Earth Fund ocean conservation push as Jeff Bezos' philanthropic organization commits more than $25 mi...
- Taiwan’s presence at Pacific forum draws China warning of 'consequences'China issued a warning of unspecified consequences after Taiwan attended the Pacific Islands Forum. Australia and New Zealand rejected Chin...
- China’s Pacific push gets a boost as key leaders skip island forumSeveral Pacific island leaders are absent from a key regional summit in Palau. This fragmentation complicates efforts to project unity amid...
- Great power rivalry threatens to overshadow a summit of some of the world's smallest island nationsAt the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, leaders of small island nations are gathering to navigate their geopolitical landscape amidst fierce...
- A strange object seen from space could rewrite Amelia Earhart disappearance story. Explorers feel 'very confident about this' as they set out to solve one of biggest mysteries of 20th centuryNearly 90 years after Amelia Earhart vanished during her attempt to fly around the world, a new expedition is bringing fresh attention to o...
- In 1937, Amelia Earhart disappeared during her around-the-world flight. A new mission now aims to solve the 90-year-old mysteryAn exciting new expedition is set to uncover the secrets of Nikumaroro Island in search of Amelia Earhart's missing aircraft. With research...
- China missile test deepens Pacific divide over growing militarisationChina’s July ballistic-missile test has exposed divisions among Pacific island nations over growing militarisation and competing U.S.-China...
- This small Pacific nation with just 1 lakh population welcomes the New year 2026 hours before the rest of the worldNew Year 2026 does not arrive everywhere at the same time. Due to global time zones and the International Date Line, the first celebrations...
- Pacific atolls face $10 billion cost of rising sea, says World BankThe World Bank reports that Kiribati, Tuvalu, and the Marshall Islands face a $10 billion price tag to adapt to a 0.5-meter sea level rise....
- 'No role' for China in Pacific policing, Australian minister saysAustralia's Pacific Minister Pat Conroy asserts opposition to China's policing involvement in Pacific Islands, emphasizing the need for loc...
- Global countdown: Which countries welcome and bid adieu to New Year 2024 first and last?As the global community eagerly awaits the onset of New Year 2024, it's intriguing to contemplate which country will have the honor of init...
- Happy New Year 2023: Know which country will celebrate occasion firstThe beginning of the New Year will not be celebrated by everyone at the same time. Let us find out which country in the world will go into ...
- COVID-19: India sends medical supplies to Pacific island nation of Kiribati"Responding to the appeal of the government of Kiribati seeking offers of support to assist in its national efforts to manage the first COV...
- After 2 years, COVID-19 finally lands at Pacific archipelago of Kiribati, one of the last uninfected places in the worldKiribati and several other small Pacific nations were among the last places on the planet to have avoided any virus.
- Islands affected by climate change must consider radical optionsBring climate-change lawsuits against industrial countries, hoping that compensation will help descendants to secure higher ground.
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