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UN report highlights scars of US nuclear testing in Marshall Islands

UN report highlights scars of US nuclear testing in Marshall Islands

US told it must consider an apology and remedy its violation of human rights.

Nauru uses high-profile UN address to press case for sea-bed mining

Nauru uses high-profile UN address to press case for sea-bed mining

President David Adeang was the first of 12 Pacific leaders to speak at the U.N. General Assembly this week.

New Zealand pilot freed after 19 months in Papua rebel captivity

New Zealand pilot freed after 19 months in Papua rebel captivity

Phillip Mehrtens safe and well, undergoing health check

Deepsea mining conference spurs rare Cook Islands protest

Deepsea mining conference spurs rare Cook Islands protest

Civil society groups say seabed mineral companies are becoming embedded in Cook Islands

Pacific nations gear up for a fight over shipping emissions at critical UN meeting

Pacific nations gear up for a fight over shipping emissions at critical UN meeting

Negotiations in London will center on how to slash emissions to net-zero ‘by or around’ 2050.

Pacific nations gear up for a fight over shipping emissions at critical UN meeting

Pacific nations gear up for a fight over shipping emissions at critical UN meeting

Negotiations in London will center on how to slash emissions to net-zero ‘by or around’ 2050.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier delivers his general policy statement to the French National Assembly in Paris on Oct. 1, 2024.

French PM scraps divisive New Caledonia electoral change after months of unrest

2024-10-02

Violence erupted in May leaving 13 dead, the economy crippled and the territory under curfew.

Military vehicles carrying DF-5B intercontinental ballistic missiles participate in a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on October 1, 2019.

Pacific leaders to meet after China’s ‘concerning’ ICBM missile test

2024-09-26

Australia and New Zealand to brief Pacific partners of developments on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

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Taking over from the inside: China’s growing reach into local waters

Taking over from the inside: China’s growing reach into local waters

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Did the Pentagon condemn the US Indo-Pacific Command head over his remarks?

Did the Pentagon condemn the US Indo-Pacific Command head over his remarks?

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Rail service opens between Vientiane and Bangkok

Two Kanaks shot dead by French police in New Caledonia decried as ‘assassinations’

Two Kanaks shot dead by French police in New Caledonia decried as ‘assassinations’

Tensions are high ahead of the 171st anniversary of French colonial occupation of New Caledonia next week.

Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa at the 53rd leaders summit in the Tongan capital Nuku'alofa on Aug. 27, 2024.

Pacific Islands Forum investigating cyberattack on networks

PIF Sec. Gen. Baron Waqa wouldn't comment on reports Chinese state-sponsored hackers were behind the intrusion.

Video of burning villages near the Porgera gold mine were shown by national broadcaster EMTV news on Sept. 16, 2024.

PNG authorizes lethal force to quell deadly violence near Porgera mine

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, center, speaks at a press conference alongside PNG Prime Minister James Marape, far left, Palau President Surangel Whipps, Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, back, and Tongan Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni, right, on Aug. 28, 2024.

Pacific leaders back regional police force amid China concerns

Minister for Education Alexander Teabo, representing the Kiribati caretaker government at the PIF leaders meeting in Tonga pictured on Aug. 27, 2024.

Kiribati defends travel ban during government formation fearing ‘checkbook diplomacy’

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