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Kiribati suspends all Court of Appeal judges after row over attempts to deport High Court justice David Lambourne to Australia
Kiribati's government has dramatically escalated its campaign against the judiciary, suspending the country's three remaining senior judges after they blocked the deportation of High...
Egypt prepares for flagship UN climate conference, in a year of unprecedented global weather shocks
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Tuvalu promises to ‘stand firm’ with Taiwan amid Pacific rivalry
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Solomon Islands says Australia, NZ exempt from navy ship moratorium
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Former president decries ‘black eye’ for Marshall Islands following bribery scandal
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HMNZS Wellington combats illegal, unreported and unregulated Pacific fishing
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Pacific Climate Change Centre builds capacity of Pacific officials on Access to Climate Resilience
Twenty-eight participants from 10 Pacific countries and Timor-Leste have completed the Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC) executive training on “Understanding Access to Climate Finance...
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‘Test of regionalism’: Pacific church group calls for review of Israel’s PIF role
The region's premier ecumenical organisation is calling for Israel's new partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to be reviewed.
The Pacific Conference of Churches...
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For decades, the distant island of Bougainville has fought for secession from Papua New Guinea, for a future as an independent nation of its...
Fiji passport ranks 97th globally, opens 78 destinations
Fijian passport holders can access 78 overseas destinations without obtaining a traditional visa in advance, but Fiji ranks 97th globally and 11th among 14...