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Reçu aujourd’hui — 18 septembre 2025

How China Became a Wedge Between Two South Pacific Neighbors

18 septembre 2025 à 00:00
A standoff between New Zealand and the Cook Islands reflects an urgent question in the Pacific: Is China a threat or a partner for growth?

© Marty Melville/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

The resort region of Rarotonga, the largest island of the Cook Islands, in 2012.
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In the Pacific, Unkept U.S. Promises on Climate Cut Deep

12 septembre 2025 à 00:01
Pacific island nations have seen American pledges and attention come and go with geopolitical winds. Recent U.S. pullbacks are met with disappointment but not surprise.

© Matthew Abbott for The New York Times

Rising waters during a heavy storm and high tide on Fanalei Island, in the Solomon Islands, in January. With each tide creeping higher, villagers fear their island may soon become uninhabitable.

In the Pacific, Unkept U.S. Promises on Climate Cut Deep

12 septembre 2025 à 00:01
Pacific island nations have seen American pledges and attention come and go with geopolitical winds. Recent U.S. pullbacks are met with disappointment but not surprise.

© Matthew Abbott for The New York Times

Rising waters during a heavy storm and high tide on Fanalei Island, in the Solomon Islands, in January. With each tide creeping higher, villagers fear their island may soon become uninhabitable.

A Japanese Island Preserves an Ancient and Ghostly Theater Form

6 septembre 2025 à 00:01
Noh was once the entertainment of medieval warriors. Today, remote Sado Islanders embrace one of the world’s oldest surviving types of drama.

© Ko Sasaki for The New York Times

Shinobu Kamiyama, center, playing the tormented ghost of a famously beautiful woman in the play “Tamakazura” at Ushio Shrine on Sado Island, Japan. Noh dramas often center on supernatural visitations.

At Least 70 Drown Off Mauritania After Boat Capsizes

29 août 2025 à 14:55
Around 150 people boarded a boat in Gambia that was thought to have been headed for Europe. The boat capsized after traveling about 380 miles.

‘We Are All Shocked’: Warming Waters Bring a Stinging Sea Slug to Spain’s Coasts

29 août 2025 à 01:41
The blue dragons, which pack a ferocious sting, have led to several beach closures. Experts say it’s a worrying sign of the warming of the Mediterranean.

© Policía Local Guardamar

A photograph of blue dragon was posted on the Facebook page of the Guardamar del Segura police department.
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