Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

RARE PHOTOS: 18 - The Real Truth

Best places to live in world unveiled - and UK just misses out on top 10

Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands off the coast of East Africa, pipped the UK in the rankings. The Indian Ocean nation is famous for its glorious beaches, crystal clear waters and coral reefs, and welcomes tourists from around the world.

Daily Mirror · Jul 9, 2023

Origin of mysterious giant ‘gravity hole’ in Indian Ocean unravelled

Sea level can be over 100 meters lower than global average in this section of Indian Ocean

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023

Traveller’s Guide: Indian Ocean islands

Exchange winter for the luxury of the Maldives or the Seychelles, the exotic glamour of Zanzibar or the wonderfully weird wildlife of Madagascar, says Harriet O’Brien

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Why is the Earth’s gravity weakest in an area of the Indian Ocean?

Scientists in India believe they can explain why the region has less gravitational pull

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2023

Biparjoy longest duration cyclone since 1977: IMD

Cyclone Biparjoy, which wreaked havoc in Gujarat earlier this month, was the longest-duration cyclonic storm in the northern Indian Ocean since 1977, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The Hindu · Jun 26, 2023

Why did the last ice age end?

What caused the last ice age to end around 10,000 years ago?

LiveScience · Jun 24, 2023

Uproar as leaked documents reveal Madagascar's president is French

Revelations that Madagascar’s President, Andry Rajoelina, holds dual French nationality have caused a stir in the Indian Ocean island, where the law says anyone who acquires citizenship of a foreign country automatically loses their Malagasy nationality.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 21, 2023

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Why Delhi and Washington need each other

If it wants to counter China in the region, it will need American help. The question is how long it will delay this.

360info · Jun 18, 2023

Biden criticised for suggesting bridge ‘across the Indian Ocean’

‘Who’s going to run that train, SpongeBob?’ conservative columnist tweets

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023

Massive strike pits African fishers against ‘superprofitable’ EU firms

About 2,000 crew members withdrew labour over pay and conditions, as well as citing serious breaches of overfishing rules by Spanish and French companies

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023

IAF, Army carry out joint exercise in central sector

The exercise follows the IAF’s two strategic missions over the Indian Ocean region that involved Rafale and Su-30MKI jets.

The Hindu · Jun 11, 2023

US company signs agreement to enter retail fuel market in crisis-hit Sri Lanka

A U.S. petroleum company has signed an agreement with Sri Lanka allowing it to import and sell fuel in the country as the Indian Ocean nation grapples with an economic and energy crisis

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023

‘Climate change poses biggest threat to security in Indian Ocean’

The Indian Ocean Trade Council organised a climate change conference here in Chennai

The Hindu · Jun 8, 2023

US reopens embassy in Seychelles after 27-year absence

The United States has reopened its embassy in the Seychelles after a 27-year absence during which China and other U.S. rivals made significant inroads in the Indian Ocean islands

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Bangkok Post · Jun 1, 2023

Backsliding on maternal mortality

In 2020, an estimated 287,000 women died in pregnancy, childbirth, or soon after delivering, according to the latest data from the United Nations Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group, which includes the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). This figure is roughly equivalent to the death toll of the 2004 Indian Ocean…

Daily Mirror · May 31, 2023

'Maldives of Turkey' has private beaches and overwater cabanas without hefty price tag

Lujo Hotel A’La Carte in Bodrum, Turkey has many of the beautiful features that makes the Maldives in the Indian Ocean such a big draw to holidaymakers around the world

The Hindu · May 31, 2023

Rafale jets carry out long-range mission in Indian Ocean Region

The Rafale jets are India’s first major acquisition of fighter planes in 23 year after the Sukhoi jets were imported from Russia. Read More on The Hindu

Bangkok Post · May 23, 2023

‘No survivors’ in capsized Chinese fishing vessel

BEIJING: There were no survivors after a fishing vessel carrying 17 Chinese, 17 Indonesian and five Filipino crew members capsized last week in the Indian Ocean, according to an initial Chinese government investigation report released on Tuesday.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Reuters · May 22, 2023

Seven bodies recovered after Chinese vessel capsized in Indian Ocean

Seven bodies were recovered from a Chinese fishing vessel that capsized in the central Indian Ocean, according to state media on Monday, days after China President Xi Jinping ordered an all-out search to rescue and recover missing crew members.

Radio France Internationale · May 22, 2023

French authorities begin demolition of vast Mayotte shantytown

Authorities on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte have begun demolishing homes in a large slum in an operation to tackle illegal migration, delinquancy and poor housing.

The New Daily · May 19, 2023

No sign of survivors as Chinese fishing boat found

The Indian navy has found no survivors from a Chinese fishing vessel that capsized in the Indian Ocean with 39 crew members onboard.

AAP · May 18, 2023

Search continues, hopes dim for Chinese boat survivors

The air and sea search for 39 Chinese, Indonesian and Filipino crew members whose fishing boat capsized in the Indian Ocean is entering its fourth day.

Radio France Internationale · May 18, 2023

Ferry link resumes between Mayotte and Comoros amid migration row

A maritime link between the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte and the Comoros resumed on Wednesday after a weeks-long suspension following unrest sparked by a migration row.

Reuters · May 18, 2023

China urges Australia to help find crew of capsized fishing boat

China's ambassador to Australia urged Canberra on Thursday to step up its rescue efforts to help locate the 39 missing crew members on board a Chinese shipping boat that capsized in the Indian Ocean early this week.

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023

Chinese envoy asks Australia to increase search for 39 aboard capsized fishing boat in Indian Ocean

A Chinese envoy has asked Australian authorities to increase efforts to find survivors of a capsizing in the Indian Ocean

1 … 17 18 19 20

Coverage From

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.