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Solomon Islands signs policing pact with China

The pact between the two countries is likely to raise concerns among the South Pacific island's traditional partners including Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

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China signs pact with Solomon Islands to boost cooperation on 'law enforcement and security matters'

The Solomon Islands has signed an agreement to boost cooperation with China on law enforcement and security matters in a move likely to raise concerns among the South Pacific island's traditional partners

The Independent UK

Sydney icon tops list of the South Pacific’s best tourists attractions

Three Sydney attractions have made into Tripadvisor's top attractions in the South Pacific, with a beloved Perth icon coming in second.

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Papua New Guinea says security treaty with Australia has been delayed over certain provisions

Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape says a proposed security treaty with Australia has been delayed a week after the strategically important South Pacific Island nation signed a new security pact with the United states that sparked protests

The Independent UK

U.S. to open Vanuatu embassy in latest move to counter China in Pacific

The United States plans to open an embassy in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the State Department said on Friday, in Washington's latest move to boost its diplomatic presence in the Pacific to counter China's growing influence.

Reuters

The Detail's Long Read: A Clean Sweep?

A Clean Sweep? by Kate Evans: we are the only nation still trawling in the South Pacific. Can the practice be fixed, or should it be phased out entirely?

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One year after volcanic blast, many of Tonga's reefs lie silent

(Corrects word in headline, paragraph 4 to fix timeline.)

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Australia monitoring Iranian warships transiting South Pacific in global show of force

A Defence spokesperson confirms Iranian vessels have been monitored by Australia while operating in the region.

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Rabuka promises change after winning close Fiji election

Sitiveni Rabuka has won a close election in Fiji and is promising change as the South Pacific nation’s first new leader in 16 years

The Independent UK

Tortoise Jonathan celebrates his 190th birthday as world's oldest living land animal

Jonathan the 190-year-old giant tortoise has lived on the island of St Helena in the South Pacific since 1882 after moving from the Seychelles, with parties held each year for his birthday

Daily Mirror

Vanuatu struggles back online weeks after cyberattack

PORT VILA: Vanuatu's government said on Thursday it was slowly getting its communications back online following a cyberattack that knocked out emergency services, email and phone lines on the South Pacific island nation for weeks.

Bangkok Post

UK minister says Australian submarines will assure neighbors

Britain's top envoy for the Indo-Pacific says Australia’s shift to nuclear-powered submarines will assure its South Pacific neighbors of the UK's commitment to regional security

The Independent UK

From Pacific to Red Sea: climate court action gathers wave of support

A campaign by the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu for the world's top court to take a stance on protecting people from climate change gained momentum on Friday, winning the support of almost half the nearly 200 countries at a global summit.

Reuters

Tiffany jewellery boss dies after falling into sea from cruise at 3am on dream holiday

Dilek Ertek, 71, is believed to have died after plunging into South Pacific off the coast of Tahiti from the Norwegian Spirit ship on 26th October

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Tongan volcano eruption unleashed highest plume on record

The powerful Jan. 15 underwater eruption of Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in the South Pacific produced a plume that soared higher into Earth's atmosphere than any other on record - about 35 miles (57 km) - as it extended more than halfway to space, researchers said on Thursday.

Nottingham Post

Review: South Pacific at Nottingham Theatre Royal

The whole show was the perfect amount of joy, comedy, and heartbreak.

Reuters

Pacific Islands defence ministers meet in Tonga to boost 'interoperability'

South Pacific defence ministers will meet in Tonga on Tuesday, with Australia seeking a closer military relationship with the three island nations that have defence forces to counter China's security push in the region.

Reuters

Solomon Island police officers head to China for training

A group of 32 police officers from the South Pacific nation of Solomon Islands has flown to China to train in policing techniques and improve their understanding of Chinese culture, the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force said in a statement.

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Vanuatu calls snap election amid superpower contest in Pacific Islands

The South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu will hold a snap election on Thursday with six former prime ministers contesting the poll, after parliament was dissolved in August to avoid a vote of no confidence in the government, said local media.

The Independent UK

Solomon Islands leader rules out China base in his country

The Solomon Islands prime minister has assured Australia that he would not “endanger his country” by allowing China to establish a naval base in the South Pacific

Reuters

Pacific Islands students target U.N. court as key weapon to fight climate change

In the shadow of the United Nations' towering headquarters in New York City, law student Solomon Yeo from an island nation in the South Pacific is taking in what he describes as a “surreal moment.”

The Independent UK

Australia to take South Pacific leaders to UK royal funeral

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tuvalu have accepted his offer to fly representatives to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral

Reuters

'She was extraordinary,' says New Zealand PM Ardern as the world mourns the Queen

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the death of Queen Elizabeth as the end of a chapter in history, as leaders across the Pacific mourned the death of the 96-year-old monarch.

Radio France Internationale

Solomon Islands PM says ban on foreign navy ships to be lifted "soon"

A snap ban on foreign military vessels docking in Solomon Islands is poised to be lifted, its leader told parliament Monday. The controversial issue could see the South Pacific nation become a pawn in a strategic tug-of-war between China and the United States. France, which shares a maritime border between…

The Independent UK

Solomon Islands asks navies not to send ships pending review

The Solomon Islands' government has asked countries to not send naval vessels to the South Pacific nation until approval processes are overhauled

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