islands

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Lieutenant general Susan Coyle was named Australia's Chief of Army following a three-decade career during which she has served in the Solomon Islands, Afghanistan and the Middle East.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

The Paracel and Spratly Islands are also believed to sit atop stores of natural resources and potential energy reserves.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Many of the vessels that cross the strait fly common shipping flags such as those of Panama, the Marshall Islands, and Malta.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

La Gomera is the second smallest of Spain's Canary Islands - it's about 50 minutes by ferry from Tenerife, the largest.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

On March 23, they spied land to the west, probably one of the Danger Islands at the entrance to Erebus and Terror Gulf—a scant fifty-seven miles away.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong