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Pacific island leaders hope for more substance from US summit

Pacific island leaders hope for more substance from US summit

The US is continuing a charm offensive toward Pacific island nations in a belated response to China’s inroads.

UN’s relevance in focus as world leaders gather

UN’s relevance in focus as world leaders gather

The global body’s influence amid multiple world crises is on center stage as the annual UN General Assembly opens.

Solomon Islands says Australia to enlarge, extend security deployment

Solomon Islands says Australia to enlarge, extend security deployment

Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said “huge” security support is needed for the Pacific Games, national elections.

Palau, United States expand maritime security arrangements after Chinese incursions

Palau, United States expand maritime security arrangements after Chinese incursions

The new agreement allows the U.S. to enforce regulations in Palau’s waters without a Paluan officer present.

Papua New Guinea opposition seeks Supreme Court review of US defense pact

Papua New Guinea opposition seeks Supreme Court review of US defense pact

The agreement has been criticized by some groups as overly accommodative to Washington’s interests.

Solomons Prime Minister tells US not to lecture Pacific leaders

Sogavare stayed away from a U.S.-Pacific island leaders summit in Washington earlier this week.

Papua New Guinea opposition seeks Supreme Court review of US defense pact

Papua New Guinea opposition seeks Supreme Court review of US defense pact

The agreement has been criticized by some groups as overly accommodative to Washington’s interests.

President Joe Biden stands with Pacific Islands Forum leaders at the White House in Washington, D.C., Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. From left, Marshall Islands President David Kabua, Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape, Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, Biden, and Kiribati's President Taneti Maamau.

Biden promises more spending for Pacific island nations

2023-09-25

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, who has forged close ties with Beijing, didn’t attend the summit

A humpback whale and calf swim in the waters in Niue in this 2018 photo. Niue is raising funds for ocean conservation by asking sponsors to pay US$148 to protect a square kilometer area of sea.

Pacific atoll Niue seeks sponsors to protect vast ocean territory

2023-09-21

The waters are a breeding ground for humpback whales and have more than 100 species of coral.

China’s low-cost deal with Solomon Islands paper could bring large strategic benefit

China’s low-cost deal with Solomon Islands paper could bring large strategic benefit

Beijing pays Solomon Star to 'promote the truth about China’s generosity,' intentions in Pacific region.

A file photo showing Papua New Guinea police on a road leading to Parliament house in Port Moresby on May 28, 2019. Police are struggling to contain escalating tribal violence in the highlands province of Enga.

Killings in Papua New Guinea highlands fueled by hired gunmen, police say

Video of naked corpses dragged behind a vehicle shows the aftermath of a recent tribal clash in Enga province.

People queue to take a tour of the Chinese navy hospital ship on Aug. 19, 2023 after it docked in Honiara, Solomon Islands.

Chinese navy’s floating hospital visits Solomon Islands as part of soft-power mission

Ratusela Waqanaceva, 14, wades through seawater flooding over an ineffective sea wall at high tide, as the community experiences flooding in Serua Village, Fiji, July 15, 2022.

Pacific island countries facing faster sea level rise, UN says

China’s ambassador to the Solomon Islands Li Ming (front right) presents a symbolic key to Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare at the handover ceremony for the 2023 Pacific Games main stadium on Aug. 18, 2023 in Honiara, Solomon Islands.

Solomon Islands leader credits China-aided Pacific Games as economic lifeline

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