Kiribati has notified an Australian-born judge removed from High Court by parliament this week that he will be deported after 21 days, in a case a U.N. special
April 27, 2024The Solomon Islands opposition party coalition has selected Matthew Wale as its candidate for this week's vote for prime minister, a day after former Prime Minister
April 30, 2024Julian Assange's father, John Shipton, could breathe a massive sigh of relief on Wednesday after a decade-long campaign to free his son.
June 26, 2024
Australia is sending seven ministers and its police chief to Papua New Guinea to hold security and trade talks with its northern neighbour, government officials
June 30, 2024Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Justin Tkachenko said on Wednesday the Pacific Island nation was "crystal clear" in partnering with Australia for security, as
July 01, 2024Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Friday that his country wants to restart annual dialogue with China's chief of defence to reduce
June 21, 2024
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he had told China's Premier Li Qiang that an incident at parliament house, where Chinese officials tried to
June 30, 2024
Australia and China will take steps to improve military communication to avoid incidents, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said after meeting Premier Li Qiang on
July 02, 2024
Australian writer Yang Hengjun's suspended death sentence has been upheld by Beijing's High People's Court, with the decision relayed to Australian officials two
June 16, 2024
Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Australia on Saturday, saying relations were "back on track" as he started the first visit by a Chinese premier to the major
June 15, 2024
Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Canberra wanted deeper ties with its Pacific neighbour Solomon Islands and a region where decisions are made "without
June 06, 2024
The World Bank has urged the largest Pacific Island nation, Papua New Guinea, to address a "human capital crisis" and invest more in educating children, who suffer
May 16, 2024
Solomon Islands lawmakers selected Jeremiah Manele as their new prime minister on Thursday, elevating the former foreign minister who has pledged to continue the Pacific
May 17, 2024
Solomon Islands lawmakers will select a new prime minister in a secret ballot on Thursday, choosing between foreign minister Jeremiah Manele and opposition leader Matthew
May 01, 2024
Counting was underway on Thursday in the Solomon Islands after a national election a day earlier, although electoral officials said they were searching for a larger venue
April 26, 2024
Six Chinese fishing boats were found to be violating Vanuatu's fisheries law after being inspected by local police who were on board the first U.S.
March 06, 2024
Australia's Pacific Minister Pat Conroy said there should be "no role" for China in policing the Pacific Islands, and Australia will train more local security
February 29, 2024
Pacific Islands nations that want to connect to U.S.-funded undersea cables will need to secure their digital ecosystems to guard against data risks from China, a
April 26, 2024
Voting began on Friday in the tiny Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu in a national election that is being closely watched by China, Taiwan, the US and its ally
April 26, 2024
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hailed U.S.
April 26, 2024
Australia's government on Friday welcomed signs that a U.S. defense spending bill which would authorise the sale of nuclear submarines to Australia is set to pass
December 08, 2023
Australia announced on Friday a security guarantee to the Pacific Islands nation of Tuvalu to respond to military aggression, protect it from climate change and
July 02, 2024
A Pacific atoll 2,000 miles west of Hawaii appears set for a construction boom, with the United States and Australia on Thursday pledging a wharf for remote Kanton
April 26, 2024
Australia and the United States will announce plans to cooperate on critical minerals and bolster Pacific Islands infrastructure when Prime Minister Anthony
April 26, 2024
Senior U.S. officials said on Friday that a White House summit with a dozen Pacific Islands leaders this week was successful, and that Washington was listening to
April 26, 2024
Japan PM hopeful Ishiba sees 'room' for corporate tax hike, Kyodo reports
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Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera's bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank
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North Carolina coach Mack Brown says 'embarrasing' 70-50 loss to James Madison is his fault
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