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Mapped: the vast network of security deals spanning the Pacific, and what it means
Guardian analysis shows web of agreements between Pacific countries and Australia, US and China, as experts ra…
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Biden seeks to win over Pacific leaders as Solomon Islands turns back on talks
‘Historic’ summit seen as part of effort to counter Beijing in the region as Pacific leaders seek more support…
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Hoodies sell out in Tonga as El Niño brings wintry chill
Residents on island rush to buy warm clothing and heaters amid unusually cold winter weather for the Pacific n…
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China’s hospital ship visits Tonga amid growing competition in the Pacific
Thousands of Tongans visit military-run Peace Ark for free treatment as analyst criticises medical missions as…
- Antony Blinken, Asia Pacific, New Caledonia, Pacific islands, Papua New Guinea, South Pacific, Tonga, Vanuatu
Pacific pulling power: western leaders rush to region in effort to counter China
Week of visits by Emmanuel Macron, Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin underlines concerns over Beijing’s growing …
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Antony Blinken calls China’s behaviour in the Pacific ‘problematic’ on visit to Tonga
US secretary of state says China’s investments need to be transparent as Washington and Beijing jostle for inf…
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Tonga volcano explosion equalled most powerful ever US nuclear test
Scientists calculate 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano released 1,000 times more energy than …
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‘Is there going to be another tsunami?’: Tonga in limbo a year after volcano eruption
The eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai caused devastation across the Pacific island nation that remains ong…
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China holds talks on policing with Pacific island officials
Two countries said their police chiefs were unable to attend video meeting chaired by Chinese and Solomon Isla…
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Smiles and unity at the Pacific Islands Forum mask tough questions shelved for another day
While leaders presented a picture of harmony, more vexing topics like Australia’s fossil fuel ambitions and Ch…
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China insists Tonga loans come with ‘no political strings attached’
Ambassador rejects ‘debt trap’ concerns, saying heavily indebted Pacific nation will not be forced to pay back…
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86,000 bottles of water on the wall: Tonga struggles with post-volcano waste problem
Tonga has seen an increase in plastic waste since the tsunami in January, after huge quantities of supplies we…
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‘We just keep going’: the Tongan resort destroyed by nature’s fury – for the third time
Despite a narrow escape from last month’s tsunami and the arrival of Covid in Tonga, Ha’atafu owner Moana Paea…
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Communications restored to Tonga a month after volcanic eruption and tsunami
Tongans have struggled with makeshift satellite services as repairs to undersea cable connecting Tonga to the …
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‘They didn’t think help was coming’: a month on from Tonga tsunami – in pictures
When a tsunami and volcanic eruption devastated Tonga, photographer Leki Lao boarded a navy boat to deliver em…