Indian Ocean

Deadly Cyclone Dikeledi claims lives and impacts 35,000
January 17, 2025
Cyclone Dikeledi has caused the deaths of five people in Mozambique's northern province of Nampula, the United Nations agency UNICEF Mozambique reported on Thursday.What's the ContextOn Tuesday in Nampula...
This Somali migrant watched others around her die at sea. But she wants to try again for Europe
December 26, 2024
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Idil Abdullahi Goley’s journey seeking a better life in Europe started in Somalia with a $6,500 payment to local smugglers. It ended a month later...
Cyclone Chido rips through French territory of Mayotte as it barrels toward eastern Africa
December 14, 2024
MORONI, Comoros (AP) — The French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean has suffered extensive damage from Cyclone Chido, officials said Saturday, as the storm roared toward the...
Indian Ocean islands of Comoros, Madagascar and Mayotte are bracing for Cyclone Chido
December 13, 2024
MORONI, Comoros (AP) — The islands of Comoros, Madagascar and Mayotte in the Indian Ocean were bracing for Cyclone Chido on Friday as the intense tropical storm whirred its...
Is this tiny Mauritian island a confidential spy station?
November 9, 2024
Arnaud Poulay never wanted to leave the tiny Indian Ocean island of Agalega, but this year he packed his bag and took off, broken-hearted by what he regards as...
SpaceX successfully launches and catches Starship booster in fifth test flight
October 13, 2024
SpaceX pulled off its boldest test flight yet of the enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back at the launch pad with mechanical arms.Towering almost 400...
A bizarre comment stirred speculation India may try to match China’s carrier fleet
June 1, 2024
"We will not stop at that (three carriers)," India's defense minister recently said.Five or six aircraft carriers would give India a force equal to that of China."Unfortunately, the country...