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Kiribati defends travel ban during government formation fearing ‘checkbook diplomacy’

Kiribati defends travel ban during government formation fearing ‘checkbook diplomacy’

International observers were not invited to oversee the Pacific island nation’s general election.

French Polynesia warns France to ‘change direction’ on Pacific decolonization

French Polynesia warns France to ‘change direction’ on Pacific decolonization

Pacific leaders have expressed mounting frustration over how Paris has handled turmoil in New Caledonia.

Pacific leaders meet for ‘pivotal’ climate change, decolonization and security talks

Pacific leaders meet for ‘pivotal’ climate change, decolonization and security talks

The Pacific Island Forum’s importance is growing as geopolitical competition heats up in the region.

China’s Xi pledges closer ties with Fiji for ‘ocean of peace’

China’s Xi pledges closer ties with Fiji for ‘ocean of peace’

Sitiveni Rabuka is the latest Pacific island leader to visit Beijing in recent months.

PNG jolts donors over power grid roll-out as China sale dismissed

PNG jolts donors over power grid roll-out as China sale dismissed

'Room for improvement' by U.S. and allies to deliver electricity infrastructure upgrade, says PNG Power chairman.

Pacific Islands Forum investigating cyberattack on networks

PIF Sec. Gen. Baron Waqa wouldn't comment on reports Chinese state-sponsored hackers were behind the intrusion.

PNG jolts donors over power grid roll-out as China sale dismissed

PNG jolts donors over power grid roll-out as China sale dismissed

'Room for improvement' by U.S. and allies to deliver electricity infrastructure upgrade, says PNG Power chairman.

Video of burning villages near the Porgera gold mine were shown by national broadcaster EMTV news on Sept. 16, 2024.

PNG authorizes lethal force to quell deadly violence near Porgera mine

2024-09-16

Police declared a state of emergency after fighting between illegal miners and local landowners.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, center, speaks at a press conference alongside PNG Prime Minister James Marape, far left, Palau President Surangel Whipps, Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, back, and Tongan Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni, right, on Aug. 28, 2024.

Pacific leaders back regional police force amid China concerns

2024-08-28

The deal’s endorsement comes a day after Melanesian nations warned against misuse for geostrategic aims.

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Taking over from the inside: China’s growing reach into local waters

Taking over from the inside: China’s growing reach into local waters

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Did the Pentagon condemn the US Indo-Pacific Command head over his remarks?

Did the Pentagon condemn the US Indo-Pacific Command head over his remarks?

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Rail service opens between Vientiane and Bangkok

Taking over from the inside: China’s growing reach into local waters

Taking over from the inside: China’s growing reach into local waters

The superpower of seafood dominates more than just the high seas.

Guam activists hold a protest outside the Dededo Community Center on July 25, 2024, opposing the U.S. military's proposed flight tests of the Guam missile defense system, set to begin in December.

Planned US missile defense tests divide Guam residents

A 10-year launch program is part of the U.S. military’s Pacific build-up against China.

International Seabed Authority Secretary-General Michael Lodge (right) is pictured at the ISA’s 29th assembly in Kingston, Jamaica, July 29, 2024.

Vanuatu fights for marine protection at pivotal UN deep-sea mining meeting

A crew member on the bridge of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's helicopter destroyer “JS Ise” during a three-day maritime exercise in the Philippine Sea on Jan. 31, 2024.

A palm reading: Japan’s navigation plan for Pacific waters

Emmanuel Tjibaou, a winning pro-independence candidate in the second of New Caledonia’s two constituencies in the French national assembly, reacts following a press conference in Dumbea, New Caledonia on July 3, 2024.

New Caledonia elects pro-independence candidate to French national assembly

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