Solomon Islands
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China critic Matthew Wale elected Solomon Islands prime minister
Wale won a parliamentary ballot 26 votes to 22 and as PM is expected to strengthen ties with traditional allie…
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Solomon Islands to get new leader after PM ousted in no-confidence vote
Jeremiah Manele toppled after months of political upheaval in the nation seen as one of China’s closest partne…
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Inside smoky shelters, a fast-paced, illegal card game has taken off in Solomon Islands
Growing numbers in the capital Honiara are playing the street card game Pass for a chance of a big payout, whi…
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Reliant on imported fuel, Pacific islands appeal for help as oil prices surge
Samoa and Tonga raise supply concerns with foreign partners as businesses and residents in Papua New Guinea gr…
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‘A free limo is hard to turn away’: how car diplomacy turbo charges politics in the Pacific
A luxury Chinese sedan gifted to Fiji is the latest in a string of vehicles donated by foreign countries to de…
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‘Hard to say who’s winning’: China and Australia battle for influence in Solomon Islands policing
Beijing and Canberra have adopted different strategies to support policing in the Pacific nation and observers…
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The scientist who helped win the fight to protect a sacred piece of the Pacific
Respected ocean expert Katy Soapi continues to advocate to protect Tetepare, one of the last untouched places …
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China, climate crisis and Cop31: five takeaways from the Pacific Islands Forum
A key climate crisis funding treaty struck as Pacific leaders backed Australia’s bid for Cop31 despite some cr…
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Pacific Islands Forum: climate crisis tops agenda as China exclusion casts shadow over leaders meeting
Pacific Islands Forum 2025 faces bumpy start with China, the US and Taiwan uninvited from discussions, as Paci…
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Tuvalu considers pulling out of Pacific leaders’ summit amid China-linked power struggle
Exclusive: Prime minister Feletei Teo says Tuvalu may withdraw from crucial meeting after key countries such a…
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‘I couldn’t watch the forests vanish’: the man restoring Solomon Islands’ vital mangroves
Crucial for coastal communities, mangroves are threatened by land clearing, development and rising seasAs the …
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Solomon Islands landowners seek compensation over catastrophic oil spill
Claim over the 2019 Rennell Island disaster, which saw more than 300 tonnes of fuel leak into the water, filed…
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‘Resurgence’ in China aid to Pacific amid tussle with US for influence
Thinktank’s report says Beijing has emerged from Covid-induced lull with a ‘more competitive, politically targ…
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More than 200 unexploded second world war shells found near Solomon Islands school
Police dug up and removed the rust-caked projectiles, which belonged to US troops during the second world warW…
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China used ‘shocking’ bullying tactics ahead of Taiwan Ipac summit, organiser says
Member countries from the global south were intimidated in an attempt to dissuade them from attending summit, …