#theguardian.com. × Vanuatu moves forward with UN climate resolution despite Trump opposition. Pacific island says the US weakened its proposal to advance a key climate ruling but vows to hold major polluters accountable
#Mar.05.2026
#theguardian.com. × UK defence minister flies to Cyprus to ease tension over drone strike on RAF base. John Healey meets Cypriot counterpart after Shahed-style drone evaded defences and hit RAF base on island
#Mar.05.2026
#theguardian.com. × Blackout in Cuba leaves millions without power amid US oil chokehold. Latest outage darkens island facing dwindling oil reserves and increasing pressure from Washington
#Mar.04.2026
#theguardian.com. × UK supermarket chain Iceland drops trademark dispute with Iceland. Company promises ‘rapprochement discount’ with shoppers from country after decade-long action in EU court
#Mar.04.2026
#theguardian.com. × Cuba charges six exiles with terrorism in wake of deadly speedboat attack. Detainees accused of coming from the US with intent to sow chaos and attack military units on Communist-ruled island
#Mar.04.2026
#theguardian.com. × UK sends Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon to Cyprus. Keir Starmer says vessel, which will arrive in about a week, will help defend bases on island after RAF Akrotiri was targeted by drones
#Mar.03.2026
#theguardian.com. × Sydney to get its first new inner-city suburb in decades as Glebe Island becomes Bays West. ‘City-shaping’ transformation of industrial precinct to include more than 8,500 new homes and public waterfront access
#Mar.02.2026
#theguardian.com. × Japan to deploy missiles to island near Taiwan by 2031, says defence minister. Surface-to-air missiles, which are capable of shooting down aircraft and ballistic missiles, will be located on Yonaguni, Japan’s westernmost island
#Feb.25.2026
#theguardian.com. × Floreana giant tortoise reintroduced to Galápagos island after almost 200 years. Subspecies driven to extinction by hungry whalers returns after ‘back breeding’ programme using partial descendants
#Feb.20.2026
#theguardian.com. × Rhode Island ice rink shooting may have been tied to ‘family dispute’, officials say. Shooting at hockey game in Pawtucket that left three dead and three injured may have also been a ‘targeted event’
#Feb.17.2026
#theguardian.com. × Gentoo penguins the first birds on Australian territory to contract H5N1 as bird flu spreads. Australian Antarctic Program scientists say virus on Heard Island has spread to new species
#Feb.17.2026
#theguardian.com. × Shooting at Rhode Island ice rink leaves at least two people dead. Police confirm suspect is one of dead in incident at boys’ hockey game that injured four in Pawtucket
#Feb.16.2026
#theguardian.com. × New Zealand officials warn more flooding could hit north island as man killed after heavy rain. Worst weather forecast to hit late on Sunday, a day after floods caused power outages, road collapses and home evacuations
#Feb.15.2026
#theguardian.com. × ‘A great wee place’: the small Scottish factory crafting Olympic curling stones. All stones in Cortina are made from granite found on tiny island in Firth of Clyde and crafted in East Ayrshire
#Feb.13.2026
#theguardian.com. × Mexico sends aid to Cuba as Sheinbaum walks diplomatic tightrope with US. Much-needed supplies but no oil arrive on navy ships as Trump stokes island nation’s economic crisis
#Feb.12.2026
#theguardian.com. × Drawings of Kangaroo Island fossils provide inspiration for stamp series. Colourful illustrations by Peter Trusler depict 500m-year-old fossils of creatures from the Palaeozoic and inspire Australia Post
#Feb.10.2026
#theguardian.com. × Air Canada cancels all flights to Cuba as US oil blockade cuts off fuel access. Airlines from as far away as Russia, China and Spain have also been affected as island nation warns of fuel shortage
#Feb.09.2026
#theguardian.com. × Canada and France open Greenland consulates in show of Denmark support. Founding of diplomatic outposts in Nuuk comes after US made efforts to secure control of Arctic island
#Feb.06.2026
#theguardian.com. × California officials move forward with plans to exterminate mule deer from island. Conservancy sees nonnative species as major threat to local biodiversity, while residents rally to preserve local identity
#Feb.03.2026
#theguardian.com. × Collision between Greek coastguard patrol and migrant boat kills 14. Search and rescue operation involving boats, helicopter and divers under way off the eastern Aegean island of Chios
#Feb.03.2026
#theguardian.com. × Trump’s Greenland threats open old wounds for Inuit across Arctic. Demand by US that it take control of Arctic island is for many a reminder of troubling imperial past
#Feb.02.2026
#theguardian.com. × US is in talks with Cuban leadership, says Trump, after blockade threats. US president announces efforts being made to strike a deal having earlier threatened to stop island importing oil
#Feb.01.2026
#theguardian.com. × Trump commerce secretary Howard Lutnick arranged to visit Epstein island, files show. Newly released documents reveal Lutnick sent email to ‘Jeff’ and floated plan for ‘Sunday evening for dinner’
#Jan.30.2026
#theguardian.com. × Mexico president says Trump tariffs on Cuba’s oil suppliers could trigger humanitarian crisis. Island country only has oil enough to last 15-20 days, and 12-hour blackouts have become commonplace
#Jan.30.2026
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