Pacific islands

‘Lost for words’: Joe Biden’s tale about cannibals bemuses Papua New Guinea residents

President’s suggestion that his ‘Uncle Bosie’ was eaten by cannibals harms US efforts to build Pacific ties, say local experts

Rebecca Ratcliffe and Bethanie Harriman

19, Apr, 2024 @1:20 AM

As Solomon Islands’ election looms, China’s influence on the Pacific country draws scrutiny

The security deal with Beijing agreed by PM Manasseh Sogavare is under the spotlight ahead of the 17 April vote

Charley Piringi in Honiara

14, Apr, 2024 @11:54 PM

Fishermen saved by ‘Help’ message on same tiny island where ‘SOS’ saved three others

Three rescued in the Pacific after making message in the sand with palm fronds, just as another group had done four years prior

Richard Luscombe

11, Apr, 2024 @4:25 PM

Micronesia president says US beefing up military capabilities in the Pacific country

Wesley Simina says the US is ‘well advanced’ in plans for $400m airport upgrade in Yap, amid rising tensions with China in the region

Mar-Vic Cagurangan in Guam

10, Apr, 2024 @2:41 AM

How hidden WW2 bombs across the Pacific are found and destroyed, 80 years after war

Teams in the Marshall Islands, which is littered with unexploded weapons from the second world war, uncover and detonate potentially deadly devices

Jon Letman in Hawaii

05, Apr, 2024 @1:03 AM

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 over the Pacific nation’s security

Prianka Srinivasan

16, Mar, 2024 @7:00 PM

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 exchanges and intelligence sharing

Ivamere Nataro in Suva

15, Mar, 2024 @3:53 AM

The US funding deal is good for the Pacific. But the key is what happens next | Meg Keen and Mihai Sora

After months of delay, Congress approved Cofa funding for north Pacific nations but Washington needs to show it can deliver for the wider region

Meg Keen and Mihai Sora

12, Mar, 2024 @2:10 AM

24 in 2024: marriage dreams, back to school and barefoot in Tahiti

Stockroom worker Wilson Poareu plans to study accounting and feels hopeful despite the world facing ‘more difficulties’ this year

Wilson Poareu as told to Tiare Tuuhia in Tahiti

10, Mar, 2024 @11:45 PM

Zoom meetings and beach clean-ups: how unknown Jason Palmer upset Biden in the American Samoa primary

Residents of the US territory say a targeted ad campaign was responsible for the US president’s loss in the Democratic Super Tuesday caucus

Joyetter Feagaimaali’i in American Samoa

07, Mar, 2024 @1:28 AM

US funding delays hurt the Pacific – but there are bigger worries | Terence Wesley-Smith and Gerard Finin

Pacific leaders are increasingly concerned that Washington’s actions in the region conflict with their objectives

Terence Wesley-Smith and Gerard Finin

29, Feb, 2024 @12:24 AM

Tuvalu to revisit deal that gives Australia control of island nation’s security agreements

Incoming prime minister Feleti Teo has indicated he will review details of the landmark pact that effectively gives Australia veto power over future agreements with other nations

Rafqa Touma

28, Feb, 2024 @7:58 AM

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