Will ex Nauru’s President Baron Waqa’s appointment as next Pacific Islands Forum boss do...
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The question being asked around the Pacific is to how the region's leaders could agree to Nauru's Baron Waqa becoming the new secretary...
U.S President Biden announces nuclear-powered submarines for Australia
U.S President Joe Biden and the leaders of Australia and the United Kingdom on Monday announced that Australia will purchase nuclear-powered attack submarines from...
Pacific Leaders meet in Port Vila to discuss pathways for a global just transition...
The Governments of Vanuatu and Tuvalu will host the ‘2nd Pacific Ministerial Dialogue on Pathways for the Global Just Transition away from Fossil Fuels’...
Australian PM mounts diplomatic blitz to calm AUKUS fears, visit Fiji Wednesday
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will visit Fiji on his way home from the United States, capping off a huge diplomatic offensive to calm...
Sticking to ‘cold, hard’ climate facts can end global warming: UN SG Guterres
-World leaders need to listen to and act on solid scientific guidance to urgently reduce global warming, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in...
Who let the guns in – Former Fiji A-G’s bodyguards carried firearms in plane
Fiji Airways staff say bodyguards for former attorney-general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum were allowed to carry guns onto Fiji Link domestic flights when he was a...
Six new portfolios likely: PNG PM
Cabinet may be increased by six new portfolios as Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape wants to see “more hands on deck” to...
FSM preparing for diplomatic switch to Taiwan amid China’s protest
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) will be much better off without China, outgoing President David Panuelo said, disclosing the initial steps he has taken...
High seas treaty ‘central to Pacific nations’ says campaigner
After close to two decades of negotiations, an historic United Nations ocean treaty has been agreed to protect marine biodiversity in international waters.
The agreement,...
Commonwealth Secretary-General raises Peace Flag to mark Commonwealth Day
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland has raised the Commonwealth Flag for Peace at a ceremony in London on Commonwealth Day.
The Secretary-General was joined by...
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