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September 2, 2026 9:40 AM
The United States and Australia on Wednesday announced a combined $580 million in funding for the Pacific Islands, as both nations battle China for influence in the region. Australia will offer a A$600 million ($430 million) package to combat drug s...
September 8, 2025 11:09 AM
Pacific Islands leaders began a week-long summit on Monday in the Solomon Islands, where they are expected to endorse an "Ocean of Peace" declaration amid concern over rising tensions between the United States and China. The leaders are also expecte...
July 3, 2025 2:41 PM
China's embassy in Fiji denied on Thursday that Beijing wanted a military base or sphere of influence in the Pacific Islands, after Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said islands were trying to cope with a powerful China seeking to spread its inf...
September 12, 2024 10:20 AM
The United States supports creating two permanent United Nations Security Council seats for African states and one seat to be rotated among small island developing states, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield will announce on Thursday,...
August 27, 2024 11:20 AM
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday ocean temperatures are rising in the Pacific Islands at three times the rate worldwide, and its population was "uniquely exposed" to the impact of rising sea levels. Speaking to repor...
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