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Lawmakers eye opportunities as Philippines base access expands - Roll Call

Lawmakers say the Pentagon’s new access to additional bases in the Philippines will boost its ability to deter Chinese aggression.

Roll Call

Have we solved the floaty-bag problem?

The United States has been having "a bit of a floaty-bag problem over its airspace", as South Africa's Daily Maverick news site put it.

Bangkok Post

As Republicans end remote testimony, Democrats worry about diversity

WASHINGTON — Remote testimony saved Guam officials about 48 hours and nearly $2,000 in round-trip airfare for a one-hour hearing of the House Natural Resources Committee last year. It allowed a doctor to testify about female veterans’ access to medical care before the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and then perform surgery…

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‘Definitely not a Republican wave, that is for darn sure’: Lindsey Graham on midterm elections

‘I was in charge of Guam, so I want to take credit for that,’ joked US Senator from South Carolina

The Independent UK

China slams planned US Air Force deployment of six B-52 bombers to northern Australia

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticises the planned deployment of US B-52 bombers to Tindal Air Base in the Northern Territory and says the move will increase regional tensions.

ABC News

American B-1B bombers land in Guam to 'deter adversaries' and reassure allies

U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers landed in Guam this week in the long-range aircraft's second deployment to the island this year amid regional tension over Taiwan and the looming prospect of a new North Korean nuclear test.

Reuters

This island territory wants a seat at the Pacific's 'top table'. But who is pulling the strings?

The government of Guam rejects suggestions Washington is behind the United States territory's bid to join the Pacific's peak diplomatic body.

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Military muscle-flexing in North Korea: Breaking down the latest spate of missile launches

North Korea's latest spate of missile launches has put its neighbours on edge. The barrage of weapons tests includes one that flew over Japan in the longest-ever recorded distance, capable of reaching the US territory of Guam. The latest show of force comes after Kim Jong Un's regime passed a…

France 24

Basketballer Sienna Lehmann on path from young regional star to green and gold success

Basketball Australia says the 15 year old player is "one to watch" when she represents Australia in the Oceania Championships in Guam in November.

ABC News

Guam, America's forgotten speck of an island in the Pacific, is the new front line against China

As China flexes its air strength at Taiwan and builds navy capacity at unprecedented speed, the United States is bolstering defences on its most important military outpost in the western Pacific: the tropical island of Guam.

ABC News

Hundreds of boonie 'super mutts' are being flown from Guam to the US to alleviate the Pacific island's stray dog problem

A local organisation is taking on a huge logistical operation, including private planes, TikTok and foster care networks, to rehome stray dogs from a Pacific island to the US mainland.

ABC News

House Ethics refers Del. San Nicolas to prosecutors over alleged campaign improprieties - Roll Call

House Ethics is sending allegations on Guam Del. Michael F.Q. San Nicolas to federal prosecutors after finding he misused campaign funds.

Roll Call

Hurdles to abortion will mount on remote U.S. territories without Roe

Without Roe, Guam could revert to an abortion ban dating to 1990. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the law unconstitutional in 1992, but it has never been repealed.

WEKU

On remote US territories, abortion hurdles mount without Roe

Women from the remote U.S. territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands will likely have to travel farther than other Americans to terminate a pregnancy if the Supreme Court overturns a precedent that established a national right to abortion in the United States

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Benzinga

Farmmi Wins Export Order To Guam

Farmmi Inc (NASDAQ:FAMI) has won a new sales order that will be exported to Guam. Financial terms were not disclosed. The order for black Mu Er mushrooms is from one of the company's long-term customers. "We are excited to be expanding our sales footprint into another new territory with our latest sales win,"…

The Independent UK

Future liability releases at center of Boy Scouts bankruptcy

Attorneys for the Boy Scouts of America say protecting local BSA councils and troop sponsoring organizations from future liability for child sex abuse claims is critical to the national group’s reorganization plan

Benzinga

Black Construction-Tutor Perini JV Bags $106.8M Project In Guam

Tutor Perini Corp (NYSE:TPC) joint-venture Black Construction-Tutor Perini has secured a firm-fixed-price contract valued at ~$106.8 million from the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Pacific Division (NAVFAC). The new contract is the second Bachelor Officer Quarters to be awarded by NAVFAC following a similar project previously awarded to the JV in 2021. The…

Benzinga

Boeing 737 MAX Lands In China Amid Uncertainty Over Model's Return: Reuters

A Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) 737 MAX intended for China Eastern Airlines (NYSE:CEA) subsidiary Shanghai Airlines landed in Shanghai on Thursday, according to flight-tracking websites, amid uncertainty about when the model will resume flying in China, reported Reuters. Flight BOE631 from Guam came more than three weeks after the first 737 MAX bound for a Chinese…

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The Independent UK

US asks UN to meet on North Korea missile that can reach US

The United States is calling for the U.N. Security Council to meet on North Korea’s most recent test of an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching Guam

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Expert: North Korea's nuclear missile system 'fully established'

SEOUL -- North Korea's confirmation that it tested its Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile on Sunday indicates Pyongyang has the capability to deploy weapons that could target the U.S. territory of Guam.

Evening Standard

North Korea releases pictures from space taken from ‘biggest missile launch in years’

North Korea has released photographs from space which it says were taken from a ballistic missile capable of reaching the US territory of Guam.

Wales Online

North Korea piles pressure on US with latest missile launch

The weapon tested could reach the American territory of Guam, which houses military bases

The Independent UK

N. Korea confirms test of missile capable of striking Guam

North Korea says it has test-launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching the U.S. territory of Guam, the North’s most significant weapon launch in years

Reuters

N.Korea tests biggest missile since 2017, U.S. calls for talks

North Korea confirmed on Monday it had launched a Hwasong-12 ballistic missile, the same weapon it had once threatened to target the U.S. territory of Guam with, sparking fears the nuclear-armed state could resume long-range testing.

AAP

Aust-Japan military drill first since pact

Australia, the US and Japan will engage in a trilateral military training exercise in Guam between February 2 and 18.

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