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Tuvalu accepts security and climate pact, says Australia’s Pacific minister
Deal had been thrown into doubt during election campaign in Tuvalu over sovereignty concernsAustralia and Tuvalu...
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Tuvalu prime minister calls on Australia for sovereignty ‘guarantees’ over treaty
Feleti Teo tells the Guardian Tuvaluans fear last year’s treaty may give Australia too much say...
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Fiji to stick with China police deal after review, home affairs minister says
Pio Tikoduadua says agreement has been ‘restored’ after Fiji examined controversial deal that allows for police...
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Congress ‘gradually destroying’ US relations with Pacific ally, Marshall Islands president warns
Hilda Heine says US funding delays damage relationship with the Pacific nation as lawmakers say hold-up...
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Tuvalu names Feleti Teo prime minister after pro-Taiwan leader Kausea Natano ousted
Taiwan ambassador says ties remain ‘rock solid’ amid rumours island nation could switch allegiance to BeijingLawmakers...
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Papua New Guinea massacre: fears violence could spiral over tribal conflict
Prime minister James Marape to seek help from Australia to support police after the deadly killings...
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Dozens killed in outbreak of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea highlands
Police say attack between neighbouring tribes led to mass deaths, marking an escalation in fighting in...
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Pacific Island leaders warn US failure to pass funding bill opens door to China
The Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau say Congress needs to approve fresh...
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Fiji transfixed as reports of ministerial sex scandal threaten ruling coalition
Leaked intimate images allegedly depicting affair between two ministers captivate nation and rattle prime minister Sitiveni...
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Papua New Guinea in talks with China on security cooperation, foreign minister says
Justin Tkachenko says they are in ‘early stages of negotiation’ with Beijing on its offer to...
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Nauru to sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of China
Nauru become first ally to switch allegiances to Beijing after weekend’s presidential elections in TaiwanNauru has...
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Papua New Guinea capital rocked by violent riots as police strike over pay
Governor blames looting on ‘opportunists’ as officers are redeployed to Port Moresby from regional areas People...
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New Caledonia court bans shark culls amid environmental backlash
Authorities had begun hunting sharks after a series of attacks in 2023 and say they will...