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Lone survivor of 2009 plane crash testifies in Paris court

The lone survivor of a 2009 plane crash in the Indian Ocean took the stand Monday in a Paris courtroom

The Independent UK

Tamil refugees detained by UK on Chagos Islands go on hunger strike

Forty-two hunger strikers are part of group of 89 Sri Lankans whose boat was intercepted in Indian Ocean by UK military

The Guardian - UK

MH370's four possible flight paths as expert claims to know location of doomed plane

The mystery surrounding missing Malaysian flight MH370 has plagued theorists since 2014, but experts now claim to know its final location after studying its erratic flight path

Daily Mirror

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India, France carry out second joint patrol in Southern Indian Ocean

Maritime domain awareness and anti-submarine cooperation have emerged as priority areas in the region

The Hindu

Missing plane MH370 'was being followed' as expert claims to know location

New investigation by aerospace engineer reveals strange disturbances in flight pattern of the Malaysian 777 that disappeared over the Indian Ocean without trace in 2014

Daily Mirror

Pink pigeons in Mauritius made a remarkable comeback from near-extinction – but are still losing genetic diversity

Back in the 1980s there were just ten or so pink pigeons left in the wild. Known to scientists as Nesoenas mayeri, the species is found only on Mauritius, the Indian Ocean island that was once home to the dodo. Like the dodo, the pink pigeon made an easy target…

The Conversation

Christmas Island residents going without fresh produce, postal services due to supply chain woes

While the Indian Ocean territory has had its fair share of isolation-related issues, recent wait times for deliveries have blown out severely, with some residents saying it's putting their health at risk.

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In this young singer’s ‘UniHERse’, gender equality is key

PANAJI: Akshada Bandekar took up singing at the tender age of three and has been in the limelight since, with her on-stage performances across Goa and beyond. She has always believed in harnessing her music for social causes, right from the time she held a fund-raiser concert at age six…

The Times of India

Rajnath Singh, S. Jaishankar to address 4-day Indian Navy commanders conference

The commanders are expected to have specific deliberations on the Chinese Navy's increasing forays into the Indian Ocean

The Hindu

First COVID, now floods empty South Africa's eastern beach resorts

After two years of the COVID-19 pandemic keeping tourists away, South African resorts along the popular eastern Indian Ocean coastline were hoping for a bumper Easter weekend.

Reuters

Why Marine Le Pen's far-right political agenda has taken hold in French Mayotte

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen registered her highest score in the first round of the 2022 presidential election in the overseas French department of Mayotte, an Indian Ocean archipelago located 8,000 km from Paris.

France 24

Edinburgh welcomes massive Dutch navy submarine with anti-nuclear torpedos

HNLMS Zeeleeuw was towed into port at Leith for a pit stop earlier this week after previously taking part in a Nato-backed global anti-piracy operation in the Indian Ocean

Edinburgh Live

India plans power project in Sri Lanka after China's shelved

India has agreed to set up power projects on northern Sri Lankan islands in a deal seen as a strategic victory in its competition with China for influence in the Indian Ocean

The Independent UK

India-Maldives partnership a ‘real force of stability’ for Indian Ocean region: Jaishankar

Jaishankar made the remarks while inaugurating the National College for Policing and Law Enforcement (NCPLE) in the Maldives’ Addu city

The Hindu

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Mauritius challenges UK rights over Indian Ocean domain name

Right to license .io address being challenged on grounds Britain no longer has legitimate claim to Chagos Islands

ABC News

Indian Ocean marine parks off Christmas Island and Cocos Islands get the go-ahead

After months of consultation with locals, plans for two marine parks off Christmas Island and Cocos Islands are set to proceed.

The Hindu

Geography gives India an advantage: Navy

Building capacity to counter whatever capacity China can bring into the region, it tells House Committee

The Independent UK

Seychelles follows Maldives in easing travel rules for vaccinated

Indian Ocean nation asks for a booster after six months

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Weather scientists forecast normal monsoon this year

PUNE: El Nino-Southern Oscillation forecasts so far suggested a normal monsoon this year, weather scientists in India told TOI on Wednesday.

ABC News

Stunning deepwater rose-veiled fairy wrasse confirmed as new species

The rose-veiled fairy wrasse lives on reefs as far as 150 metres below the surface of the Indian Ocean and was first recorded in the 1990s — but scientists have only just discovered it is a new species

The Conversation

Rwanda has reopened the border with Uganda but distrust could close it again

Rwanda has now fully reopened the Gatuna border with Uganda, ending a three-year impasse on the Northern Corridor, one of East Africa’s key transport arteries that funnels goods from the Indian Ocean seaport of Mombasa to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo. Rwanda abruptly closed the border in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cypriot Defense Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Look Forward to Establishing Defense Cooperation with Saudi Arabia

Cypriot Defense Minister Charalambos Petrides revealed his country’s intention to conclude imminent bilateral agreements with Saudi Arabia on defense, military and security cooperation. He stressed the need to enhance the maritime security of waterways in the eastern Mediterranean, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, the Arabian Gulf and the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Lashes Washington over Quad, North Korea

China’s top diplomat on Monday accused Washington of trying to create an Asian version of the US-European NATO military alliance and said it is up to the Biden administration to improve relations with North Korea. US policy toward East Asia and the Indian Ocean and efforts to strengthen military ties…

The Conversation

African states need a vision for relations with the Indo-Pacific

This year sees the 25th anniversary of the Indian Ocean Rim Association. Nine of the organisation’s member states are African, ranging from Somalia in the north west to South Africa in the south. It also includes islands, such as Mauritius, off the western seaboard. It brings together governments, business and…

Reuters

Fourteen people missing after Tanzanian aircraft crashes in Comoros, owner says

Rescuers in the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros are searching for 14 passengers and crew on a Tanzania-registered light aircraft which crashed over the weekend, the plane's owner said on Monday.

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