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Beneath the ocean lie 8,500 forgotten WWII shipwrecks. Many are still filled with oil

Scattered across the ocean floor worldwide are more than 8,500 shipwrecks classified as potentially polluting, most dating back to World War I and World War II, still carrying an estimated 6 billion gallons of heavy fuel oil within their corroding hulls. As these vessels approach or pass the century mark…

The Times of India · Jul 29

Ben McQueen's Karuna Kava: Building Community Through a New Beverage Culture

Kava itself has a long cultural presence in the South Pacific, where it is an important traditional, ceremonial, and cash crop in island nations such as Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Samoa, and parts of Micronesia.

International Business Times · Apr 23

Live-action Far Cry TV series starring It's Always Sunny's Rob Mac will mimic the games' standalone format, with each season given 'a new setting following a new cast of characters'

It's Always Sunny in Micronesia, and Africa, and Nepal, and Montana, and... the Mesolithic era?

PC Gamer · Nov 25, 2025

Spending holdup risks US ties to key Pacific Island states - Roll Call

Lawmakers' inability to agree on spending for fiscal 2024 could risk US ties to three Pacific Island nations.

Roll Call · Sep 26, 2023

Inside tiny islands clinging to World Cup dreams despite FIFA not recognising them

The Federated States of Micronesia have never taken part in an official FIFA match, but the 2023 Micro Futsal Cup could end up being the first step in the long journey to recognition

Daily Mirror · Jul 7, 2023

Japan, Australia, US to fund undersea cable connection in Micronesia to counter China's influence

Japan says it has joined the United States and Australia in signing a $95 million undersea cable project that will connect East Micronesia island nations to improve networks in the Indo-Pacific region where China is increasingly expanding its influence

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023

US, Micronesia deepen political and economic ties

Deal is likely to be a blow to China, which has made a concerted effort to increase its influence in Micronesia.

Al Jazeera · May 24, 2023

U.S. signs agreement to continue Micronesia assistance under strategic pact

The United States said it signed agreements with Micronesia on Tuesday concluding negotiations to extend economic assistance to the island state under a strategic pact key to U.S. efforts to push back against China in the Pacific.

Reuters · May 23, 2023

US to sign strategic pacts with two Pacific states, hopes for third in weeks

The United States will sign new strategic pacts with the Pacific island states of Palau and Micronesia early next week and hopes to do so with the Marshall islands in coming weeks, the U.S. presidential envoy negotiating the deals said.

Reuters · May 20, 2023

US and Micronesia agree to renew strategic pact, US envoy says

The U.S. and Micronesia have agreed to renew a key strategic pact, U.S. presidential envoy Joseph Yun said, adding he hopes for similar progress with Palau, as the U.S. shores up support among Pacific island nations to counter competition from China.

Reuters · May 15, 2023