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Kiribati's Government Not Responsible For Viral Post, Sorry

Earlier this week, @KiribatiGov gained notoriety when it responded to a snarky post on X -- previously Twitter -- where a user gently teased the Pacific Island nation for having place names like Poland, Paris, London and Banana.

International Business Times

The rising ocean will extinguish more than land. It will kill entire languages

As communities are displaced their native tongues wither, but it’s not too late to intervene, says linguist Anastasia Riehl

The Guardian - UK

Earthquake triggers 3ft wave tsunami warnings across South Pacific

About three hours after the earthquake struck, the US Tsunami Warning Center announced there was no longer a threat

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Former president of Kiribati backs legal case against Australia over inaction on climate crisis

Anote Tong says that Australia needs to take responsibility for emissions caused by the export of its fossil fuels

The Guardian - AU

Pacific elders back Torres Strait climate action

The former president of Kiribati has lent his support to a court case brought by two Torres Strait Islanders to force Australia to further cut carbon emissions.

AAP

Fresh concern over Chinese interest in Pacific airstrip

China has conducted a feasibility study at the request of Kiribati's government to upgrade a strategic airstrip that housed military planes in World War II.

AAP

Happy families in Pacific but challenges remain

The return of Kiribati has restored unity to a Pacific forum facing major challenges, from climate change to geopolitical jockeying.

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Pacific Islands Fourm 'one big family' as leaders meet and select new leader amid intense US-China competition

Former Nauru president Baron Waqa is set to take the reins of the Pacific's peak regional body, after a special leaders meeting in Fiji.

ABC News

Stronger Pacific in everyone's interests: Australia

Senator Penny Wong has made her ninth visit to the Pacific, taking in Kiribati and the critical Pacific Islands Forum leaders retreat in Fiji.

AAP

Queensland to trial GPS tracker for child offenders – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Australia and Fiji prepare to cement reunified Pacific

On his final day as Pacific Islands Forum chair, Fiji PM Sitiveni Rabuka wants to hand a reunified region to its next leader, Mark Brown of Cook Islands.

AAP

Pacific island leaders meet to show unity amid super power competition

Pacific island leaders arrived in Fiji on Thursday for a two-day meeting to formalise the return of Kiribati to the 18-member regional bloc, amid tensions between China and the United States in the strategically located region.

Reuters

Pacific family to reunite in Fiji after forum drama

After a period of disunity, Fiji prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka will bring regional leaders together for a special summit of the Pacific Islands Forum.

AAP

Pacific leaders meet as Australia nets new agreement

Australia and Kiribati have signed a new memorandum of understanding focusing on security and economic support as Pacific leaders meet.

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Australia scales up security and development cooperation with Kiribati as China's reach grows

Foreign Minister Penny Wong meets Kiribati's President Taneti Maamau in the capital Tarawa on her first visit since Labor won power last year, promising to cement security ties and invest in infrastructure.

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Pacific Island leaders announce US President Joe Biden will visit the region

Five Micronesian countries declare that President Joe Biden will visit the Pacific for a leaders' meeting later this year, in another sign the US remains intent on ramping up high level diplomatic engagement with the region.

AAP

Australia hosts Asia forum to tackle trafficking

Southeast Asian and Pacific nations will come together in Australia to discuss regional issues including people smuggling and human trafficking.

Reuters

Kiribati to return to Pacific Islands regional group, ending rift

The remote atoll nation of Kiribati said on Monday it would rejoin the Pacific Islands Forum, ending a split that had threatened unity at a time of increased superpower tensions in the strategically-located region.

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The Guardian - AU

Kiribati to return to Pacific Islands Forum at vital moment for regional diplomacy

Fiji’s prime minister confirmed Kiribati would be rejoining the group after he met with president Taneti Maamau

ABC News

Kiribati confirms intention to rejoin Pacific Islands Forum after Fijian Prime Minister's attempt to heal rift

The office of the Kiribati president says it had decided to return to the forum after a "fruitful, positive and successful bilateral meeting" with newly elected Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka this month.

The Guardian - US

‘No safe place’: Kiribati seeks donors to raise islands from encroaching seas

Pacific state needs billions for its ambitious plan – its president demands wealthy nations act to help now

ABC News

Appointment of Kiribati's attorney-general as acting chief justice 'weakens democracy and transparency', says anti-corruption group

Fears over democratic decline have intensified in Kiribati after the appointment of the country's attorney-general to the position of acting chief justice.

The Independent UK

Report: China targets 2 diplomatic allies with Pacific aid

The Lowy Institute reports Beijing is targeting its Pacific aid to new diplomatic allies Solomon Islands and Kiribati while Chinese financial support across the region continues to decline

The Guardian - AU

Kiribati controversy as attorney general becomes acting chief justice

Tetiro Semilota appointed from within ranks of government that fired country’s most senior judge, another from high court and whole court of appeal

Al Jazeera

Pacific nation leaders in Washington as US seeks to deepen ties

The US is elevating its engagement with the Pacific as Beijing increases its presence in the region.

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