India snubs French territories for regional summit
The third Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) will be held in Papua New Guinea on 22 May – but the full membership of...
FijiFirst suspended, MP’s excluded from Parliament: Speaker
Fiji’s Speaker of Parliament Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu says that the 24 Members of the FijiFirst Party (In Suspension) will not be part of Parliament...
Global temperatures set to break records during next five years: WMO
Global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fuelled by heat-trapping greenhouse gases and a naturally occurring El...
Biden envoy gets two of three north Pacific nations to sign deals
Two Pacific nations considered by Washington as crucial in its competition with China for influence in the region have agreed 20-year extensions of funding...
PNG Government told to be careful over deals with any superpower
Former Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has cautioned the Government to tread carefully on deals it plans to sign with any superpower...
With China looming, Biden plans new Pacific islands summit after PNG no-show
U.S President Joe Biden will arrange another summit of Pacific island leaders this year after the disappointment caused by his cancellation of a visit...
NZ Foreign Affairs Minister Mahuta reacts to reports of potential United States, PNG security...
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta says she takes a “country-agnostic” view to the militarisation of the Pacific amid reports that the United...
Blinken: US$7billion commitment to COFA nations critical to national security goals
The Biden administration’s US$7 billion pledge to extend Washington’s economic engagement with the freely associated states and an additional US$2 billion for other allies...
Four women feature in new French Polynesian government
French Polynesia's newly-elected president Moetai Brotherson has presented a 10-member government, which includes four women.
Brotherson has confirmed his pre-election choice of Eliane Tevahitua as...
Biden’s Papua New Guinea no-show deals blow to U.S credibility in Pacific, analysts say
U.S President Joe Biden's cancelled visit to Papua New Guinea, which had declared next Monday a public holiday in honour of his arrival, has...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
Vanuatu leader of the Opposition and President of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, welcomed Wednesday's decision of the Court of Appeal...
Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams
Australia’s top diplomat says Australian diplomacy is being reshaped to meet a more dangerous and complex world, with a sharper focus on the Indo-Pacific,...
Global health is out of balance: WHO’s Dr Piukala
WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major...