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The Latest Breaking News from the Indian Ocean

SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket records first successful test flight

The hour-long test flight of the world’s most powerful rocket was followed by a splashdown in the Indian Ocean

The Guardian - US

Baobab trees all come from Madagascar – new study reveals that their seeds and seedlings floated to mainland Africa and all the way to Australia

There are eight species of baobab in the world, and they have a surprising distribution. Six are found in Madagascar, an island in the Indian Ocean; one is found on the continent of Africa; and the last is far away in Australia.

The Conversation

Sea also rises: On understanding the Indian Ocean’s local impact

The consequences of a warming Indian Ocean extend very much into mainland India

The Hindu

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Blue whales make comeback near the Seychelles after 60 years

Estimates suggest that there are only around 5,000 to 15,000 blue whales left in the world.

The Hindu

All eyes are now on the Indian Ocean region

Both the Western Indian Ocean and the Northern Indian Ocean have become active geographies again

The Hindu

Timeline of the search for MH370 – a visual guide

Moments of hope in the hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines flight have captured headlines for years, from fresh searches in remote ocean west of Australia to finding wreckage on the beaches of Madagascar

The Guardian - AU

India ensured no one exercises hegemony in Indian Ocean region: Rajnath

Rajnath Singh stated that the Navy is ensuring that no country, with its overwhelming economic and military power, is able to assert dominance over friendly countries or threaten their sovereignty.

The Hindu

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‘We need to go again’: Australian who led MH370 search joins calls for fresh effort to find plane

Peter Foley, the program director for search led by Australian Transport Safety Bureau, says any chance of success needs the government to invest

The Guardian - AU

How overseas Mayotte became 'a department apart' within France

Children born to immigrants to Mayotte, a former colony turned overseas department of France, could soon be cut off the path to French nationality. This is not the first time the government has made different rules for the Indian Ocean islands.

Radio France Internationale

Fearsome threesome: how a trio of climate drivers is baking Australia’s west and leaving the east soaked

A rare confluence of El Niño, the Southern Annular Mode and the Indian Ocean dipole is to blame for the country’s unusually polarised weather

The Guardian - AU

Indian Ocean security threats on par with Pacific: Wong

Vast waters to Australia's west present security, climate and conflict threats as serious as those facing the Pacific, the foreign minister told a conference.

AAP

U.S.-China tussle, warships in Indian Ocean dominate India-sponsored IOC conference in Perth, as Jaishankar takes aim at China

Growing concerns over the militarization of the Indian Ocean and great power rivalry discussed at Indian Ocean Conference in Perth.

The Hindu

Kenya Cult Leader Charged With 191 Counts Of Murder: Court

A Kenyan court on Tuesday charged the leader of a starvation cult and dozens of suspected accomplices with murder over the deaths of nearly 200 people in a forest near the Indian Ocean.

International Business Times

Indian Navy Frees Iranian Fishing Boat Hijacked Off Somalia

India's navy said Monday it had freed an Iranian fishing vessel that had been hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia in the latest attack against shipping in the Indian Ocean.

International Business Times

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The Independent UK

Tropical Cyclone Belal hits the French island of Reunion. Nearby Mauritius is also on high alert

A tropical cyclone has hit the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean, bringing intense rains and powerful winds and leaving about a quarter of the households without electricity and tens of thousands of homes suffering water cuts

France 24

Cyclone Belal hits France’s Reunion Island, Mauritius on high alert

A tropical cyclone hit the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean on Monday, bringing intense rains and powerful winds and leaving about a quarter of households without electricity and tens of thousands of homes without water, authorities said.

The Hindu

China media warns against taking China's Indian Ocean research as threats

Chinese state media warned on Friday that a report by a prominent U.S. think tank on the military uses of Chinese scientific research across the Indian Ocean gave “ammunition” to countries bent on concocting threats from China.

Top News

Iranian drone attack on chemical tanker raises tensions in Indian Ocean

Bubbling tensions in the Indian Ocean as the US blames Iran for a drone attack on a tanker, heightening fears of wider conflict. President Biden closely mo...

The Hindu

The evolving role of the Colombo Security Conclave

TheColombo Security Conclave underscores the evolving dynamics of the Indian Ocean

The Hindu

Tanker ship off India hit by drone ‘fired from Iran’: Pentagon

A drone launched from Iran struck a chemical tanker in the Indian ocean early on December 23, the U.S. Department of Defence said.

Newslaundry

Daily Dose Ep 1538: Drone attack on vessel in Indian Ocean, ED vs Vivo India

Sukrit Kumar brings you the news from Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Ocean, Bihar and France.

International Business Times

Former Maldives President Says India 'Paramount' For Safety As China Is On The Rise

Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed said the future of the island country depended on its relationship with India, and added the new government "will come to understand the intricacies of this."

The Independent UK

Israeli-owned ship targeted in suspected Iranian drone attack in Indian Ocean – reports

A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean as Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip

Evening Standard

Suspected drone attack on Israeli-owned ship in the Indian Ocean, says US

No crew members were injured in the attack

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