Biden tells Pacific islands leaders he hears their warnings about climate change and will...
U.S President Joe Biden on Monday told leaders from the 18-member Pacific Islands Forum that he has heard their warnings about the impact of...
President Whipps says Palau feels the effect of Ukraine invasion by Russia
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As United Nations chief Antonio Guterres convened a climate summit for the first time in four years, he was keen to avoid...
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U.S will establish diplomatic ties with the Cook Islands and Niue as Biden hosts...
President Joe Biden is set to establish diplomatic relations Monday with two South Pacific nations, the Cook Islands and Niue, as his administration aims...
Pacific Island leaders sound alarm on climate crisis, call for urgent action
Leaders from Pacific island nations collectively rang the alarm on the relentless march of climate change, marked by rising sea levels, extreme weather events...
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Tuvalu will always be a state, even if underwater, says PM Natano
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Kiribati President Taneti Maamau has told the United Nations General Assembly, the island nation is experiencing intensifying severe drought and coastal inundation affecting homes,...
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‘Test of regionalism’: Pacific church group calls for review of Israel’s PIF role
The region's premier ecumenical organisation is calling for Israel's new partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to be reviewed.
The Pacific Conference of Churches...
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For decades, the distant island of Bougainville has fought for secession from Papua New Guinea, for a future as an independent nation of its...
Fiji passport ranks 97th globally, opens 78 destinations
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