UK govt confronted on West Papua in House of Lords
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PNG sitting on time bomb regarding the selling and consumption of synthetic drugs: Police
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Britain’s foreign minister Cleverly skips Samoa meeting to co-ordinate Sudan response
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Fritch warns chaos should anti-independence party lose election
French Polynesia's President Edouard Fritch has warned of chaos, should his party lose power to the pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira.
In last Sunday's first round of...
INTERVIEW: Making family planning choices simpler for 8 billion
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Papua New Guinea, United Kingdom tighten defence relationship
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In New Caledonia, Australia urges Pacific island unity amid China, U.S competition
Australia's foreign minister urged Pacific island countries on Thursday to stay united in the face of great power competition as she visited New Caledonia,...
NZ and Tonga strengthen ties through Carmel Sepuloni’s visit
New Zealand and Tonga are reconnecting and strengthening ties, while acknowledging the need to be united as a Pacific region in response to the...
New Permanent representative of Fiji presents credentials to UN SG
The new Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations, Filipo Tarakinikini, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres Monday this week
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