UNBELIEVABLE: Marshall islands - Caught on Camera

Giant corals found thriving where 23 US nuclear tests once shook Bikini Atoll

Between 1946 and 1958, the United States detonated 23 nuclear devices at Bikini Atoll, forcing residents from their homes and leaving lasting radioactive contamination. Decades later, marine biologists found fish, sharks and large coral colonies thriving in the lagoon. Some corals appeared to have begun growing roughly a decade after…

The Times of India · Sep 29

Nauru to be endorsed as next Pacific Islands Forum host

The next string of Pacific Islands Forum hosts are now set: New Zealand in 2027, Nauru in 2028, Marshall Islands in 2029 and in 2031, French Polynesia.

AAP · Sep 2

In 2024, Marshall Islands crews cleared rats from two remote islands: A year later, 2,000 sooty terns returned

Conservation teams successfully removed invasive rats from Bikar Atoll and Jemo Islet. A new sooty tern colony of two thousand birds appeared on Bikar within one year. Thousands of native tree seedlings also emerged across the forest floor after rat removal. This restoration effort allows traditional resources on Jemo to…

The Times of India · Aug 26

US-owned oil tanker set ablaze in attack in Iraq, Indian crew dead; another ship hit

A US-owned oil tanker Safesea Vishnu, sailing under the Marshall Islands flag, was attacked near Basra in Iraq on Wednesday, claiming the life of an Indian crew member. Another ship, Malta-flagged ‘Zefyros’ owned by a Greek entity, was also attacked.

The Times of India · Mar 12

Marshall Islands launches world’s first universal basic income scheme offering cryptocurrency

Quarterly payments of $200 to be offered via stablecoin or traditional currency in a scheme designed to ease cost of living pressures in the Pacific nation

The Guardian - AU · Dec 17, 2025

Trump’s words aren’t stopping China, Brazil and many other countries from setting higher climate goals, but progress is slow

In the Marshall Islands, where the land averages only 7 feet (2 meters) above sea level, people are acutely aware of climate change.

The Conversation · Oct 21, 2025

What will happen to the legal status of ‘sinking’ nations when their land is gone?

Small island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, the Maldives and Marshall Islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Rising seas, stronger storms, freshwater shortages and damaged infrastructure all threaten their ability to support life.

The Conversation · Aug 28, 2025

The Marshall Islands finally make their soccer debut: ‘Such a statement for our tiny island’

The last country in the world without an international soccer team has arrived after two games in Arkansas

The Guardian - US · Aug 18, 2025

The Marshall Islands gearing up for historic international football match

Thursday’s meeting with the US Virgin Islands at the Outrigger Challenge Cup in Arkansas will be their first ever competitive game.

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025

Rubio Lays Down Ultimatum To Panama Over Canal

On his first trip overseas as the top US diplomat, Rubio took a guided tour of the canal accompanied by its Panamanian administrator as a South Korean-affiliated oil tanker and Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship passed through the vital link between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Latin Times · Feb 3, 2025