World Bank President Ajay Banga said in a speech on Tuesday after visiting 27 countries from Peru to Tuvalu that the global lender needs to work faster and
September 10, 2024
World Bank President Ajay Banga said on Friday that young people in the Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu need training to help them move and adapt to
September 06, 2024
The Pacific Islands, with the highest death rates globally from non-communicable diseases, could better tackle its health crisis with region-wide services, World
September 05, 2024
The World Bank's board has approved a $68 million programme to prevent Pacific Island nations from being cut off from the international financial system that
September 05, 2024
Tonga's Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni underscored the role of police to provide "freedom from fear" in democracies in a speech to Pacific Islands police chiefs on
September 03, 2024
The Pacific Islands Forum removed references to Taiwan from a group communique after complaints from China - a change Taipei condemned as a "rude intervention" but
August 31, 2024The Pacific Islands Forum has endorsed a plan to boost police numbers among its members, cutting the need to rely on external forces in a crisis, with China
August 30, 2024
The president of New Caledonia's Congress, Roch Wamytan, an indigenous Kanak who had criticised France's handling of civil unrest in the French Pacific territory, has
August 30, 2024
When a crate escorted by the FBI from New York was opened this week at the national museum of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, Kaitip Kami instantly recognised the
August 29, 2024
The United States will work with Pacific Island nations to rein in drug trafficking by criminal networks from China, which use the region as a way station for
August 29, 2024
Climate change and security will dominate discussions at next week's meeting of Pacific Islands leaders in Tonga as China and the United States jostle for influence in
August 23, 2024
A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine will undergo maintenance in Australia for the first time on Friday, a key step by AUKUS partners to deter aggression in the Indo-
August 23, 2024Australia said it would jointly manufacture long-range Naval Strike Missiles and Joint Strike Missiles with Norway's Kongsberg Defence in the city of Newcastle on
August 21, 2024
Joint production of hypersonic missiles by Australia and the United States could reduce strain on the U.S. defence industrial base and boost deterrence in the Indo
August 16, 2024French President Emmanuel Macron has agreed to a request for Pacific Island leaders to visit the French territory of New Caledonia to assess ongoing civil unrest
August 09, 2024Australia will begin co-manufacturing guided weapons with the US next year to boost supply for allies in the Indo Pacific and increase a US military presence in the
August 06, 2024
The United States and Australia kicked off high-level talks on Tuesday that will focus on China's "coercive behaviour", as
August 06, 2024
A remote Australian island close to an Indian Ocean chokepoint for Chinese oil shipments is on a list of possible locations for U.S. military construction aimed at
August 05, 2024The U.S. military is building infrastructure in northern Australia to help it project power into the South China Sea if a crisis with China erupts, a Reuters
July 26, 2024
An Italian carrier strike group on its first deployment to the Indo-Pacific region will sail through the South China Sea to the Philippines after
July 18, 2024
One of the world's youngest air forces is taking part in war games alongside cutting-edge stealth fighter jets as the Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea
July 20, 2024
The Philippine Air Force must ramp up pilot training if it is to buy 20 or more multi-role fighter jets as it modernises and expands joint operations
July 20, 2024The Philippines Air Force arrived in northern Australia on Wednesday on its first overseas deployment in six decades for combat practice alongside U.S.
July 10, 2024
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February 26, 2024Kiribati's parliament has voted to remove Australian-born High Court Judge David Lambourne, who said on Friday the move was politically motivated and an attack on
April 26, 2024
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