Queen Elizabeth II will skip Friday events due to discomfort
Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II will not attend a church service to mark her Platinum Jubilee after experiencing “discomfort” at events on Thursday.
The...
Tonga’s journey to Rugby World Cup 2023 to continue at Sunshine Coast Stadium
Tonga’s qualification battle for a place at Rugby World Cup 2023 in France will continue at Sunshine Coast Stadium next month with the Asia/Pacific...
Eleventh hour meeting with China’s foreign minister improper, says former PNG PM O’Neill
People’s National Congress leader Peter O’Neill is urging Prime Minister James Marape and the government to refrain from signing any agreements with China when...
NZ ‘not defined’ by China over Pacific relationships, Nanaia Mahuta says
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta says New Zealand is “not defined by China”, and does not need to react to Chinese activity in...
Pacific ‘front and centre’ of priorities: Australian Defence Minister
The Pacific needs to remain front and centre of Australia’s diplomatic priorities, Defence Minister Richard Marles says, as China looks to expand its influence...
China slams NZ-U.S concerns over Pacific as ‘disinformation
Beijing has come out firing on Thursday after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and U.S President Joe Biden expressed concerns over China’s security agreement with...
Australian top diplomat Wong ramps up Pacific lobbying effort as she flies out to Samoa and Tonga
Australian top diplomat Penny Wong is embarking on her third international trip since being sworn in as foreign affairs minister and will travel to...
China accuses Australia and its allies of cold war mentality
Some Pacific Island leaders have likened China’s development engagements in the region to that of the cold war era.
However, the Chinese Embassy in Fiji...
Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022: 100 days to go
Sevens fans only have 100 days to wait until the best 40 teams from across the globe arrive in Cape Town to contest Rugby...
New Zealand urges U.S engagement with Pacific Island States
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern urged President Joe Biden to engage more with Pacific Island states amid China's concerted push to increase its...
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PSIDS will arrive in Santa Marta as one: PM Napat
As the world prepares for its first major diplomatic conference on phasing out fossil fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, at the end of this...
Global fuel crisis a call to reduce reliance on fossil fuels: Regenvanu
The fossil fuel crisis driven by the Middle-East conflict is unequivocally a call to reduce reliance on fossil fuels for everyone, said Vanuatu's Minister...
Tuvalu fuel supply ‘not assured’ beyond June
Tuvalu's Transport Minister Simon Kofe says they have not been assured that fuel will be consistently supplied beyond June.
A state of emergency has been...