WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said it carried out another strike Saturday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men in the fourth attack of the week and putting the total death toll at more than 200. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free…
The killings mark the third attack in May alone by the US military in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Published On 9 May 20269 May 2026 The United States military said it killed two people, leaving one survivor, in its latest attack on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean. US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced the attack…
The U.S. military’s latest strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed two men Friday while leaving one survivor. Video posted on social media by U.S. Southern Command shows a black, boat-shaped image before what appears to be an explosion, followed by a column of fire rising from the ocean. Southern…
Sanae Takaichi makes comments during a visit to Australia, where she signs agreements on energy supplies. Published On 4 May 20264 May 2026 The global oil supply squeeze from shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz during the United States-Israeli war on Iran is having an “enormous impact” across the Asia Pacific, Japan’s prime minister…
Nedbank CIO Ray Naicker Former Nedbank CIO Ray Naicker will soon join BSP Financial Group as CIO. BSP is the largest bank and financial services provider in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the South Pacific region. TechCentral reported in January that Naicker had resigned from his position at Nedbank, a company he had served for…
Bank South Pacific group CIO Ray Naicker. (Image source: BSP) Former Nedbank group chief information officer (CIO) Ray Naicker has been appointed as group CIO of Bank South Pacific (BSP). In his new role, he will report to BSP group chief executive officer Mark Robinson. Naicker, who was also a member of the Nedbank Group…
The latest U.S. military strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed three people Sunday, according to a social media post by U.S. Southern Command. The Trump administration’s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has gone on since early September and killed at least…
Typhoon Sinlaku — the strongest tropical cyclone on Earth this year — relentlessly struck a pair of remote U.S. islands in the western Pacific Ocean early Wednesday local time with extremely powerful winds and heavy rain, with residents reporting tin roofs being torn apart. The typhoon had sustained winds of up to 150 mph, equating to…
US forces have struck another vessel alleged to be carrying drugs, this time in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, the Pentagon said. According to defence secretary Pete Hegseth, two people on board the vessel were killed and no US forces were harmed. The vessel was known to US intelligence and was believed to be…
Hurricane Priscilla will become a more powerful storm this week as it continues to strengthen over the Pacific Ocean off southwest Mexico. The National Hurricane Center, which is based in Miami, said the storm was expected to bring heavy rains and gusty winds to the region. The Mexican government issued a tropical storm watch for…
