Australia and Oceania

India PM says ‘separatists’ must not harm Australia ties

SYDNEY, Australia, May 24, 2023 (AFP) -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Wednesday that "separatist elements" should not be allowed…

Guam braces for direct hit from Super Typhoon Mawar

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Super Typhoon Mawar packing potentially catastrophic winds is heading for a direct hit on…

New magnitude 7.1 quake strikes east of New Caledonia

  SYDNEY, May 20, 2023 (AFP) - A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday in the Pacific Ocean to the east of…

Tsunami alert lifted after 7.7-magnitude Pacific quake

SYDNEY, May 19, 2023 (AFP) - A tsunami warning in the Pacific has been lifted after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck…

At least six killed in New Zealand hostel fire

  By Ryland JAMES Agence France-Presse WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- At least six people have been killed in a…

7.6-magnitude quake rattles Tonga

  WELLINGTON, May 11, 2023 (AFP) - A 7.6-magnitude earthquake rattled the Pacific island nation of Tonga in the early…

Australia unveils biggest defense reform in decades

by Max Blenkin, with Andrew Beatty in Sydney Agence France-Presse CANBERRA, Australia (AFP) -- Australia launched its biggest defence shakeup…

Stargazers witness dazzling solar eclipse in Australia

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwO2IW6IzPI Professional astronomers and amateur cosmologists flocked to a remote part of Western Australia Thursday to witness a total…

VIDEO: Total solar eclipse seen from remote Western Australia

Images of a total solar eclipse as seen from remote Western Australia. The totality occurred around 11:30 local time, bringing…

Indonesian fishermen saved after shipwreck off Australia

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A group of Indonesian fishermen are recovering after being shipwrecked on a coral atoll off Australia's…

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