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The Saipan surprise: How delicate talks led to the unlikely end of Julian Assange's 12-year saga. ERIC TUCKER. June 29, 2024 at 9:23 PM. WASHINGTON (AP) — About a year and a half ago, a lawyer ...
It was a peculiar setting to the final act in a legal drama that has now spanned the globe: a rural Western Pacific island, where visitors are usually tourists — attracted by laid-back resorts ...
June 25, 2024 at 4:12 AM. By Lewis Jackson. SYDNEY (Reuters) -Better known for its sandy beaches and Second World War wrecks, the tropical Pacific island of Saipan will soon host the final act of ...
Saipan[2] (/ saɪˈpæn /) is the largest island and capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, a Territory of the United States in the western Pacific Ocean. According to 2020 estimates by the United States Census Bureau, the population of Saipan was 43,385. [3] Its people have been United States citizens since the 1980s.
Typhoon Bolaven was an extremely powerful tropical cyclone that struck the Northern Mariana Islands in mid-October 2023. The fifteenth named storm of the 2023 Pacific typhoon season, Bolaven originated on October 6 near the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and moved to the northwest. Bolaven impacted Micronesia and the Northern Mariana ...
The island is home to many WW2 historical sites, cattle ranches, and beaches. There was a 5-star casino that operated from 1998 to 2015; remaining are other hotels/resorts and a golf course. The main access to Saipan is by a short airplane ride from the international airport, or by a charter boat.
A peak wind gust of 68 mph (109 km/h) was recorded on Saipan Island, part of the Northern Mariana Islands, as Bolaven passed over the region Tuesday and Tuesday night. Wind gusts of 46 mph (74 km ...
Suicide Cliff is a cliff above Marpi Point Field near the northern tip of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, which achieved historic significance late in World War II.. Also known as Laderan Banadero, it is a location where Japanese civilians and Imperial Japanese Army soldiers took their own lives by jumping to their deaths in July 1944 in order to avoid capture by the United States.