A powerful magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck the South Pacific Ocean, 93 km (58 mi) from Fiji, early on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 3:28 am local time (GMT +12).

The US Southern Command said it carried out a lethal strike on a vessel linked to narco-trafficking in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three people on board.

The U.S. military has carried out a deadly strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two individuals described as “narco-terrorists,” according to officials.

US southern command said it conducted “a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations” in the eastern Pacific, without naming the alleged group, in an X post.

A category five storm has hit the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), the tiny US territory in the north-western Pacific Ocean. Winds of more than 250 km/h have been recorded.

A super typhoon is targeting several remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean, bringing heavy rain and tropical storm-force wind gusts to Guam just hours before its expected arrival.

A tornado has forced the touring Australian women's rugby union team to seek shelter in the hallway of a Kansas City hotel.

An incredible photo of a 'tornado rip' at a busy Sydney beach has stunned Aussies.