Pacific

US: Thousands without power amid floods as storm lashes California

High-wind warnings and advisories were in effect from the Mexico border through Los Angeles and up into the San Francisco Bay area, where gusts of up to 60 miles per hour (97 kph) were forecast for some spots

Red Flag Exercises: US, Britain, Australia conduct military drills with eye on China

The Red Flag exercises are focussed on addressing the vast distances that the AUKUS alliance comprising the United States (US), Britain and Australia will have to deal with while operating against China across the Pacific Ocean

New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern says China has changed under President Xi, has become 'more assertive'

China has made some bold geopolitical moves in the Pacific, first by signing a security pact with the Solomon Islands and then attempting to get 10 Pacific nations to sign a sweeping agreement covering everything from security to fisheries

Solomon Islands suspends all visits from US Navy as Chinese influence grows

The Pacific nation has been expanding ties with China in recent years, switching diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 2019 and signing a security pact with the Asian power in April

Australian PM Scott Morrison urges calm after Solomons leader cites 'invasion' threat

Morrison has been battling criticism of his government's foreign policy after the Pacific island nation signed a security pact with China last month

Controversial China deal would not end Solomon Islands defence cooperation with Australia

A leaked draft of the Solomon Islands-China deal prompted fears last month in Canberra that it would open the door to a greater Chinese military presence in the Pacific

Galwan Valley clashes may have been China's pushback against efforts to thwart its ambitions for Indo-Pacific region

In the days since the violent face-off took place between the soldiers of the Indian Army and the People's Liberation Army in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh, the Chinese media has time and again brought the US and its Indo-Pacific Strategy into the conversation

Scientists uses seismic waves used to explore deep space to find out what is deep inside the Earth's mantle

Scientists deployed the Sequencer and were able to identify the seismic echoes and use them to create a map.

From South China Sea beef to actual beef, China-Australia ties had soured long before onset of COVID-19

While the 'COVID-19 inquiry' appears to be the cause behind Beijing's anti-Australia trade decisions, it would immature to count out China's ambitions in the Pacific and South China Sea as the main guiding factor

India recorded highest births on New Year's Day with 67,385 babies born, China holds second spot with 46,299 newborns

China, with 1.43 billion people in 2019, and India, with 1.37 billion, have long been the two most populous countries of the world