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Powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake hits Solomon Islands, triggering tsunami warning

‘People are advised to move to higher ground now’

The Independent UK

Buildings damaged but no tsunami warning for Solomon Islands after 7.0 earthquake

Authorities in the Solomon Islands said no tsunami warning would be issued after two powerful earthquakes struck on Tuesday, damaging Australia's embassy, the airport and shopping malls and triggering power cuts in the capital, Honiara.

Reuters

7.0 quake hits Solomon Islands, tsunami warning

A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on Tuesday, with eyewitnesses reporting violent shaking that hurled televisions and other items to the ground.

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People urged to move to high ground after quake near Solomon Islands

People are advised to move to higher ground immediately, said a spokesperson for the Solomon Islands' prime minister after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the region near the islands.

Reuters

Solomon Islands earthquake: Tsunami threat declared after huge 7.3 magnitude tremor

A massive 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck in the South Pacific, rocking the Solomon Islands close by and sparking fears of a tsunami with hazardous waves possible, up to a metre higher than normal

Daily Mirror

AFP confirms it received budget funding to set up a new Solomon Islands police training centre

The Australian Federal Police confirms the government allocated money in the budget to set up a new police training centre in the Pacific Island country and to ensure Australian officers remain there until the Pacific Games.

ABC News

China and Australia must not turn Solomon Islands into a gun state again

There are many things we need more than high-powered weapons – and we remember what happened last time police lost control of their guns

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Australia focuses on Solomons relationship

The Australian government will focus on building a strong relationship with the Solomon Islands, rather than being distracted by China's interactions.

AAP

China to gift water cannon trucks, vehicles to Solomon Islands police days after Australian donation

At a special ceremony in Honiara, the Chinese ambassador will give two water cannon trucks and a number of vehicles to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force as competition between Australia and China intensifies.

ABC News

Solomons gun gift more than bullets: Libs

Simon Birmingham says the provision of weapons to the Solomon Islands must include assistance to build its police into a professional and capable force.

AAP

Australia delivers police vehicles and rifles to Solomon Islands in ‘game-changer’ donation

Handover ceremony comes after turbulent year when Pacific country signed controversial security agreement with China

The Guardian - AU

Weapons, vehicles given to Solomons police

Australia has donated more than $1 million in weapons and vehicles to Solomon Islands police, in a move criticised by the Solomon Islands opposition.

AAP

Australian Federal Police gives Solomon Islands police semi-automatic rifles, vehicles

Australia donates rifles and police vehicles to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Forces ahead of the Pacific Games, but the country's opposition leader criticised the donation, saying Australia did it to stop China's influence.

ABC News

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

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The Guardian - AU

Record support during Covid and declining funding from China: what new data on Pacific aid reveals

Lowy Institute’s Pacific Aid Map charts thousands of projects and activities from 67 donor entities, including Australia and the US

Reuters

World Bank warns Solomon Islands of unsustainable debt without reform

The Solomon Islands will need to implement fiscal reforms such as alterations to its tax system and more efficient public spending or its debt levels may become unsustainable, the World Bank said in a report on Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

Australia promises millions in climate, security aid for Pacific

Some 900 million Australia dollars ($565m) will be allocated to the Pacific region, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said.

Reuters

Australia pledges millions for police deployments in Solomon Islands

Australia will set aside A$46 million ($29 million) to fund police deployments in Solomon Islands in next week's budget, part of an increase in spending in the Pacific intended to shore up its standing in the region as China seeks greater influence.

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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.

The Guardian - AU

First Solomon Islands police head to China for training amid deepening security ties

Thirty-four officers travel to China as part of effort to improve cooperation between the two forces

ABC News

Solomon Islands sends largest police delegation to China for first in-country training

Almost three dozen Solomon Islands police officers have flown to China for training in another sign of rapidly deepening police cooperation between the two countries.

AAP

Solomons PM 'can't be trusted on China'

Solomon Islands leader Manasseh Sogavare is trying to maintain close ties with Australia but is ultimately reliant on Beijing, a leading security experts says.

Al Jazeera

Solomon Islands PM says foreign military sites ‘never’ allowed

Manasseh Sogavare said he would not do anything that undermines national security or jeopardises regional stability.

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

Solomon Islands PM says he won't jeopardise Pacific security

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare told his Australian counterpart on Thursday he would not do anything that undermined Pacific security and would not allow military bases in his country under a security deal with China, media reported.

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