カテゴリー: Pacific Islands Forum
Country moves to deepen policing ties with China as Australia continues negotiations on Nakamal agreement, which was not signed last month as hopedVanuatu remains open to signing a wide-ranging deal with Australia but must assert its sovereignty and wi…
A key climate crisis funding treaty struck as Pacific leaders backed Australia’s bid for Cop31 despite some criticism of its environmental credentialsChina, the climate crisis and security concerns dominated the agenda as Pacific leaders gathered for t…
Pacific Islands Forum 2025 faces bumpy start with China, the US and Taiwan uninvited from discussions, as Pacific leaders gather in Solomon IslandsClimate change, rising seas and China’s push for influence are set to dominate talks at the Pacific Islan…
Samoans began voting on Friday in parliamentary elections amid personal rivalries and geopolitical tensions Samoa went to the polls on Friday in a national election called early by the caretaker prime minister, Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa, after months of pol…
Exclusive: Prime minister Feletei Teo says Tuvalu may withdraw from crucial meeting after key countries such as Taiwan were barred from attendingTuvalu’s prime minister Feletei Teo said his country may pull out of the region’s top political meeting nex…
China’s representative demanded the scrapping of language about Taiwan in the final communique; Pacific countries will get a new multinational police unitPacific leaders gathered in Tonga this week to discuss the most pressing issues in the region. The…
‘Visibly angry’ Qian Bo demands correction of Taiwan’s ‘development partner’ label despite its use for more than three decadesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA summit of Pacific leaders has ended in drama after China’s region…
A day after agreement was ratified at the Pacific Island Forum, the country’s climate minister says ‘root cause of climate change’ must be addressedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily new…
Anthony Albanese told journalists to ‘chill out’ over the comments filmed in the wings of the Pacific Islands ForumFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian prime min…
The Tongan prime minister, Hu’akavemeiliku Siaosi Sovaleni, and the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, spoke at the Pacific Islands Forum in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, after Pacific island leaders agreed to back a regional policing plan that will see…
Anthony Albanese says it is ‘a Pacific-led initiative’ that reflects the desire of neighbours to ‘stand with each other’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPacific island lead…
First female Fijian sail master on traditional vessel Uto ni Yalo led a difficult week-long voyage to the Pacific leaders’ summit in TongaIn the middle of the Pacific Ocean, about 100 miles from Tonga, the winds began to intensify. Sail master Ivananc…
António Guterres calls for a ‘massive’ increase in finance and support for the countries most vulnerable to rising sea levelsPacific island nations are in “grave danger” from rising sea levels and the world must “answer the SOS before it is too late”, …
António Guterres to attend Pacific Islands Forum (Pif) in Tonga with climate crisis and unrest in New Caledonia among issues to watchThe UN secretary general, António Guterres, will attend a Pacific leaders’ summit this week in Tonga with a focus on cl…
Pacific leaders are increasingly concerned that Washington’s actions in the region conflict with their objectivesA delay by the US in providing crucial funding to Pacific Island nations is fuelling concern in the region – but questions about the compet…