The coils of black hose, drum skimmers designed to collect oil from the ocean's surface, and orangey-red containment booms all looked out of place on the white sand of Mombasa's touristy Nyali beach.

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India will also extend the runways of two existing military airstrips. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Donald Trump demanded the United Kingdom hold onto an Indian Ocean island that's home to a joint airbase because it might be needed for a possible war against Iran.The administration has ...

The small Indian Ocean island of Mayotte announced a red alert as cyclone Belna closed in on Sunday, threatening the French department of quarter of a million people. The storm was expected to make ...

President Trump on Tuesday defended his sharply worded Truth Social post blasting the United Kingdom over a controversial deal to transfer and lease back Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius — a move his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mauritius is enveloped by a turquoise lagoon, home to some of the most beautiful beaches in the Indian Ocean - GoodOlga/Getty ...

Kate Sullivan de Estrada receives funding from Research England’s Policy Support Fund allocation to the University of Oxford via the Public Policy Challenge Fund. Her project under the Fund is titled ...

Four small coral islands, an atoll and a reef in the Indian Ocean are at the centre of geopolitical tensions between France and Madagascar. Although they cover just 16 square miles of land and have no ...