U.S will establish diplomatic ties with the Cook Islands and Niue as Biden hosts Pacific leaders
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...
Wallabies’ Rugby World Cup all but over after 40-6 loss to Wales in Lyon pool match
The Wallabies are set to make their earliest exit in Rugby World Cup history after a humiliating 40-6 loss to Wales in Lyon.
Never before...
UN renewal, Security Council reform, global financing redesign needed – Nauru President told UNGA
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‘We are at crisis point’: Vanuatu calls on U.S, UK to do more to support climate vulnerable nations
There were notable absences from the speaker line up at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Climate Ambition Summit in New York, including the...
Tuvalu will always be a state, even if underwater, says PM Natano
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Climate adaptation costs exceed Paris pledge- Kiribati President Maamau told UN General Assembly
Kiribati President Taneti Maamau has told the United Nations General Assembly, the island nation is experiencing intensifying severe drought and coastal inundation affecting homes,...
Climate action, not more promises- FSM President Simina told 78th UN General Assembly
Micronesian President Wesley Simina has told the United General Assembly in New York, his island nation want climate action, not promises.
“Countries like mine, and...
The existential threat climate change poses to Pacific nations presented at International Tribunal
The Pacific Community (SPC) presented compelling science to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) today that shows the existential threat...
Samoa announces theme for the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
Samoa, a proud member of the Commonwealth, is honoured to announce that it will host the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in...
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The race for critical minerals is clearing the path for deep-sea mining
Corporate pressure and US-China competition are stalling global efforts to set environmental safeguards for seabed mining
Opinion by Kalinga Seneviratne
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SEC filing raises new questions over US$1billion Cook Islands Deep-Sea mining deal
A proposed US$1 billion merger involving U.S-listed Odyssey Marine Exploration and American Ocean Minerals Corporation (AOMC) has entered a critical regulatory phase, with a...
MSG reaffirms commitment to Indigenous rights across Melanesia
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting Indigenous rights, languages, cultures and traditional knowledge across Melanesia as the region...