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French scientists map plankton, the ocean’s mysterious oxygen factories

French scientists are mapping plankton across the Indo-Pacific – using Navy ships to study the microscopic organisms that produce half of Earth’s oxygen, feed the ocean and help regulate the planet’s carbon. The eight-year mission is charting life in remote waters to understand how these drifting ecosystems evolve – and…

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Starmer warns of ‘new era’ of global insecurity during HMS Prince of Wales visit

The Prime Minister met sailors, aviators and soldiers during an overnight stay as the flagship aircraft carrier heads towards the Indo-Pacific.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer channels Top Gun on visit to Britain's flagship aircraft carrier as PM issues 'new era' warning

The Prime Minister met sailors, aviators and soldiers during an overnight stay as HMS Prince of Wales heads towards the Indo-Pacific

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Australia stands firm behind its foreign aid in the budget, but the future remains precarious

This week’s budget will come as a relief to Australia’s neighbours in the Indo-Pacific that rely on development assistance. The Albanese government did not follow the lead of US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in cutting its foreign aid.

The Conversation

Biden in late push to boost Indo-Pacific ties sends three pacts to Congress

The Biden administration is seeking to shore up ties with countries in the Indo-Pacific in its waning days in office by sending to Congress three key agreements that would cement relations with critical allies and partners in the region, which is increasingly dominated by China

The Independent UK

India and Japan hold talks on Indo-Pacific security as they eye China's activity in the region

The foreign and defense ministers of India and Japan have held security talks in New Delhi to bolster their strategic partnership in the Indo-Pacific as they seek to counter an increasingly assertive China

The Independent UK

Japan, US, Australia, India at Tokyo talks on maritime and cyber security amid China concerns

Top diplomats from Japan, the U.S., Australia and India are meeting in Tokyo to discuss security concerns and joint support to reinforce maritime safety and cybersecurity in the Indo-Pacific region amid growing tensions with China

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French air force mission makes stopover in Indonesia to boost security ties

France’s air force has made a stopover in Indonesia’s capital, part of a visit to Southeast Asia that’s meant to display French commitment to security in the Indo-Pacific region amid growing Chinese maritime activity there

The Independent UK

US Navy flagship carrier USS Ronald Reagan leaves its Japan home port after nearly 9 years

A U.S. Navy strike group’s flagship aircraft carrier has left its Japanese home port, wrapping up nearly nine years of deployment in the Indo-Pacific, where it served a key role in the U.S. effort to bolster defense ties with Japan and other partners in the region

The Independent UK

Australia boosts funding for Pacific to counter China

Amid China's growing presence in the Indo-Pacific, Australia will spend more to boost its standing in the region, the budget papers show.

AAP

U.K. leverages logistics support agreement to expand maritime cooperation with India

The U.K. is leveraging a logistics support agreement signed with India to expand military to military engagements, especially in the maritime domain, as it also looks to augment its capability and deployments in the Indo-Pacific

The Hindu

US military aid: what’s in the $95bn bill and why has it taken so long for Congress to pass?

On Tuesday the senate passed the long awaited foreign aid bill for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific

The Guardian - AU

Biden says US support for Philippines, Japan 'ironclad' amid China tensions

President Joe Biden said Thursday that US defence commitment to Pacific allies was “ironclad” as he gathered Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House in the midst of growing concern about provocative Chinese military action in the Indo-Pacific.

France 24

Trilateral Summit Strengthens US-Philippines-Japan Alliance Against China

Trilateral summit between U.S., Philippines, and Japan focuses on countering China's assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific and promoting peace and stability.

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US Admiral backs Japan as AUKUS tech partner

The head of the US military in the Indo-Pacific says he's supportive of tech being shared with Japan as the AUKUS nations consider opening up advanced projects.

The Hindu

Infrastructure initiatives should be based on respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity: MEA official

Connectivity, infrastructure, and trust are crucial in the Indo-Pacific region, while concerns arise over Chinese projects and debt burden.

The Independent UK

Pentagon forges new high-tech agreement with Australia, United Kingdom, aimed at countering China

The U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United Kingdom to include underwater drones and electronic warfare, as part of a broader effort to counter China’s rapidly growing influence in the Indo-Pacific

The Conversation

New Zealand’s strategic priority in the Indo-Pacific is not AUKUS – it's helping to defeat Russia in Ukraine

The debate in New Zealand over whether to join “pillar two” of the AUKUS security partnership threatens to overshadow a more important foreign policy challenge: how the country’s allies in the Indo-Pacific region are responding to the war in Ukraine.

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The Hindu

Finding Seoul in the Indo-Pacific

Along with Japan and the United States, South Korea has the potential to emerge as a key piece in India’s Indo-pacific strategy

The Guardian - AU

‘Much more ambitious’: Australia to deepen partnership with Nato as it opens Japan office

Rise of China and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompt more coordination between Europe, North America and the Indo-Pacific, expert says

The Conversation

NATO should tread carefully in Southeast Asia, where memories of colonialism linger

NATO’s incursion into the Indo-Pacific region is a move that will exacerbate regional conflicts and tensions. That’s because NATO cannot be separated from the history of European colonialism and imperialism that shaped modern Asia — and plays a major role in Chinese nationalism today.

The Hindu

EAM Jaishankar discusses Indo-Pacific, Ukraine war with his 8 counterparts in Sweden

S. Jaishankar is on a three-day visit to Sweden to participate in the EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum (EIPMF). He met his counterparts on the sidelines of the EIPMF on Saturday

Reuters

Security of Europe, Indo-Pacific in focus as G7 foreign ministers gather

Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven nations will focus on the security of both Europe and the Indo-Pacific as they gather in Japan from Sunday against a worrying backdrop of the war in Ukraine and China's growing assertiveness.

Daily Mirror

UK joins super-trade deal with countries including Mexico, Vietnam and Chile

The country will become the first in Europe to join the huge trade bloc in the Indo-Pacific, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

Bangkok Post

Rebooting South, SE Asian cooperation

Fresh from the success of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation last year, Thailand is currently chairing another immense regional economic bloc promoting holistic and sustainable development and smart connectivity amongst South Asia and Southeast Asia. In the coming decades, if not centuries, these combined regions will together form the centre…

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