The forward deployment of warships marks Washington's commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, the Navy ...

The first simultaneous deployment of two Chinese carrier groups beyond the strategically vital First Island Chain took place ...

The deployment of the Liaoning comes as two U.S. aircraft carriers— USS Nimitz and USS George Washington —operate simultaneously in the South China Sea and the Philippine Sea, respectively, ...

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New Zealand, with a population of 5 million — trifling on the world stage, but large compared to most Pacific Island nations, which have as few as 1,500 people -- does not challenge the ...

Guam, in the western Pacific Ocean, has an established civil government, a population of 161,785 and an area of 210 square miles. It is the largest of the Mariana Islands. Guam is a popular ...

After undergoing rapid intensification, Erick made landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast on Thursday as a Category 3 hurricane.

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A Newsweek map shows that the Chinese aircraft carrier CNS Liaoning continues to operate in the western Pacific Ocean during its deployment near Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines. The Liaoning was ...

Western nations, including the United States and New Zealand, failed to understand swiftly enough the geopolitical importance of island nations in the South Pacific, leaving a power vacuum that ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Western nations, including the United States and New Zealand, failed to understand swiftly enough the geopolitical importance of island nations in the South ...