Special FFMM session endorses regional response mechanism under the Biketawa Declaration
Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers convened virtually on Friday, 22 May 2026, for a Special Session of the Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting (FFMM), where...
New Caledonia independence group demands Indigenous leader’s release from custody in mainland France
Members of a pro-independence movement in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia demanded on Monday the “release and immediate return” of the Indigenous...
Forum SG warns Pacific not to be hindered by outsider’s geo-political games over China...
The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, Henry Puna, said China's security offering for the upcoming 53rd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting...
Navigating PNG parliament dynamics and regional influence
By Bethanie Harriman
The Marape-Rosso Government in Papua New Guinea is determined to take "decisive action" and get to the root cause of issues surrounding...
Australia the ‘Security Partner of Choice’ in South Pacific – PM Albanese
Australia is the “security partner of choice”for neighbouring Papua New Guinea (PNG), Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday, after the biggest Pacific Island...
Palau’s President urges global unity and action at COP28 Plenary, calls for tangible measures...
By Pita Ligaiula at COP28 in Dubai, UAE
Palau's President Surangel S Whipps Jr Friday delivered a powerful message emphasising the urgent need for global...
Former Fiji PM Bainimarama acquitted
Suva Magistrate Seini Puamau has acquitted former Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama of charges related to perverting the course of justice.
The man who ruled...
Fiji President highlights unity and inclusivity in nation’s rebuilding
Fiji President Ratu Williame Katonivere has expressed gratitude for the contributions that have shaped Fiji’s progress and modernisation.
He highlights the pivotal decision to embrace...
Cook Islands and Nauru discuss Pacific partnerships for prosperity
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown met with his Nauru counterpart Russ Kun Thursday ahead of today’s Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting (FFMM) to be...
Vanuatu elects Sato Kilman as prime minister, names new Cabinet
Vanuatu's parliament elected Sato Kilman as the nation's new prime minister Monday after a court upheld a vote of no-confidence in the nation’s former...
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El Niño forms in Pacific as experts say it will likely turbocharge extreme weather
El Niño, the climate phenomenon that supercharges weather around the world, has officially arrived and could intensify to historic levels in the fall, U.S...
Trump reopens Pacific marine monument waters to commercial fishing
U.S President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation reopening nearly half a million square miles of protected waters in the Pacific to commercial fishing,...
UNFPA reports major health and Population gains despite funding cuts
By Pita Ligaiula
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says it delivered major gains in maternal health, reproductive health services and population data collection during...