3 years agoEarthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 14 km S of Maitum, Philippines
3 years ago Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 203 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
3 years ago Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 56 km NNE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
3 years ago Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 - 52 km E of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
3 years ago Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 73 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan
3 years agoAustralian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said the Quad's cooperation on the region's COVID response was "most critical", with cyber and maritime security, infrastructure, climate action and disaster relief - especially after the recent Tonga volcanic eruption - also in focus
3 years ago Asked by reporters if confrontation with China in the Indo-Pacific was inevitable, Blinken replied "nothing is inevitable". "Having said that, I think we share concerns that in recent years China has been acting more aggressively at home and more aggressively in the region
3 years ago Foreign ministers of the so-called Quad, the informal grouping of the four countries, vowed to work on humanitarian relief, terrorism, cyber and maritime security and global supply chain challenges
3 years ago In a meeting among its foreign ministers, US, Australia, Japan and India on Friday pledged to deepen cooperation to ensure the Indo-Pacific region was free from "coercion", a thinly-veiled swipe at China's growing economic and military expansion
3 years ago On the question to @SecBlinken what changed for the US to issue its new Ukraine security alert & whether they will put @USEmbassyKyiv on ordered departure. He said the US continues "to see very troubling signs of Russian escalation" and "an invasion could begin at any time."
3 years ago Blinken says Russian invasion of Ukraine could come 'any time', including during Olympics
3 years ago Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 - 47 km E of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
3 years ago "Russia's ongoing threat to Ukraine & the support some countries have expressed for Moscow's dangerous actions is just the latest example of how these rules are being challenged and it underscores why we have to stand together to defend them," @SecBlinken says alongside the Quad
3 years ago .@SecBlinken, speaking alongside Australian PM Morrison & Quad counterparts, says he does not believe confrontation with China in Indo-Pacific is inevitable but notes "China has been acting more repressively at home and more aggressively in the region & indeed potentially beyond"
3 years ago Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 176 km S of Merizo Village, Guam
3 years ago Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 69 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan
3 years agoNew Zealand police clashed with Covid protesters at parliament. 120 demonstrators arrested
3 years ago Lithuania's top diplomat called on the world to stand up to China and Russia's alleged human rights violations during a visit to Australia, while acknowledging there would be a 'cost' to taking such actions.
3 years ago New Zealand police clash with anti-vaccine protesters at parliament, over 120 arrested Police say it could take days to break up a Covid-linked protest inspired by 'siege of Ottawa' on parliament grounds in Wellington
3 years ago Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 86 km SW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia
3 years ago Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 40 km E of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
3 years ago Secretary Blinken says Russia's ongoing build-up of forces near Ukraine "remains front and center" as he travels for meetings in Australia, Fiji & Hawaii. He tells us ERT Melbourne he'll remain in contact with foreign counterparts & DC throughout his trip
3 years ago Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 146 km WNW of Naha, Japan
3 years ago Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 - 130 km WNW of Naha, Japan
3 years ago Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 79 km ESE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
3 years agoTaiwan Ministry of Defense: ROCArmedForces have got you covered. Troopers with 33rd Chemical Group, ROCArmy conducted sterilization missions in Taipei and Touyuan to keep train stations, airports, quarantine hotels, and schools free from COVID19 Omicron, so our people can focus on their daily lives
3 years agoIn pictures: Convoy of trucks and campervans block streets near New Zealand's parliament in Wellington to protest against Covid19 restrictions and vaccinations, inspired by a similar demonstration in Canada
3 years agoAustralian diplomats denied access to citizen detained in Hong Kong
3 years ago Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 - 282 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia
3 years ago Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 52 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan
