Nanaia Mahuta shuts door on NZ joining AUKUS after U.S says it’s ‘very much open’
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta has shut the door on joining the AUKUS alliance, a military pact that's basing nuclear submarines in...
Climate Litigation Report reveals spike in cases demanding action
The total number of court cases focused on climate action has more than doubled since 2017 and is growing worldwide, according to a new...
WWF expert on deep-sea mining talks: expect more state support for moratorium
As crucial talks on the future of deep-sea mining enter their final days in Jamaica, the focus has moved away from what rules should...
UN deep-sea mining talks deadlocked over agenda clash
As crunch talks about the future of deep-sea mining enter the final stretch, governments have not yet been able to agree on the agenda...
Macron to provide money to Vanuatu, look at land dispute
The French President has told Vanuatu leaders he will provide financial assistance to the country and look into the dispute over two small islands...
Indo-Pacific focus requires full re-engagement with Pacific Islands
By Rep Ed Case (D-Hawaii)
Successive administrations and congresses over two decades have moved to direct our foreign policy focus to the broad Indo-Pacific, from...
Hottest July ever signals ‘era of global boiling has arrived’ says UN chief
As wildfires raged across Southern Europe and North Africa, top UN climate scientists said on Thursday that it was “virtually certain” that July 2023...
US Defence Secretary Austin meets with Papua New Guinea leaders about boosting security ties
U.S Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Papua New Guinea leaders on Thursday to discuss developing the Pacific Island nation's military strength and deepening...
Fiji AG, PIF Deputy SG calls for a united action to combat corruption
Fiji's Attorney General Siromi Turaga has emphasised the critical necessity of a united and multidisciplinary approach to combat corruption.
During the two-day Pacific Anti-Corruption Regional...
U.S seeks bigger role to search, board ships in Pacific
The United States Coast Guard is in talks with Pacific Island countries to expand its maritime law enforcement role by allowing U.S officers to...
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An estimated 5000 people in Fiji could be living with HIV without knowing it, as health officials race to identify undiagnosed cases amid what...
Deep-sea mining talks end without a framework… again
Two weeks of negotiations at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) have concluded with the regulatory framework for deep-sea mining no closer to completion and...
Drawing a line in the ocean
Efforts to settle the maritime boundary between Vanuatu and New Caledonia continue to be blocked by France’s attachment to two uninhabited islands
By Nic...