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China Downplayed Nuclear-capable Missile Test: Classified NZ Govt Papers

China tried to mislead foreign governments in 2024 by playing down the importance of a nuclear-capable missile test over the Pacific Ocean, New Zealand diplomats privately warned in documents obtained by AFP. Beijing sent shivers through the South Pacific in September 2024, when its elite Rocket Force fired a dummy…

International Business Times

South Pacific tour ‘crucial’ to Scotland seeding for World Cup – Gregor Townsend

Townsend’s men face the Maori All Blacks, Fiji and finally Samoa over three fixtures.

The Independent UK

Taiwan says China using cash to bring poor nations on side regarding island's status

Chinese economic pressure has reduced the number of Taiwan's formal diplomatic allies to just 12, mainly small island nations in the South Pacific and Caribbean.

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Cook Islands gives some detail of its China deal that has upset close partner New Zealand

The South Pacific country of Cook Islands has unveiled the details of a deal with China to boost cooperation after the pact provoked a rare diplomatic clash with the nation’s chief benefactor, New Zealand, and protests at home

The Independent UK

Why a deal with China has strained New Zealand’s ties with the Cook Islands

Beijing’s growing influence in the South Pacific has hit the close relationship between Wellington and the Cook Islands

The Independent UK

Vanuatu holds snap election a month after destructive earthquake

Vanuatu has voted in a snap election amidst the upheaval of a destructive earthquake that struck this South Pacific island nation last month

The Independent UK

Virgin Australia Crew Raped And Robbed During Fiji Layover

The separate incidents took place in Nadi, a popular tourist spot on the South Pacific island

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Australia announces $118 million deal to enhance policing in Solomon Islands

Australia has announced it will pay for more police in Solomon Islands and create a police training center in the South Pacific island nation’s capital Honiara, where Chinese law enforcement instructors are already based under a bilateral security pact with Beijing

The Independent UK

Rescuers dig for survivors of Vanuatu earthquake that killed 14 people and injured more than 200

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck off Vanuatu killed at least 14 people, injured hundreds more and caused widespread damage across the South Pacific island nation, officials said Wednesday

The Independent UK

Magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits Pacific island nation of Vanuatu

The USGS says a magnitude 7.3 earthquake has struck just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean

The Independent UK

Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China

Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal linked to limiting Chinese influence in the South Pacific

The Independent UK

Taiwan President's South Pacific Trip Amid U.S.-China Tensions

President of Taiwan's trip to South Pacific amid tensions with China and U.S. raises global concerns.

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Taiwan president will visit allies in South Pacific as rival China seeks inroads

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te will visit the self-governing island’s allies in the South Pacific, where rival China has been seeking diplomatic inroads

The Independent UK

Mitzi Gaynor obituary

American actor, singer and dancer who played Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film musical South Pacific

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Pacific Island Nations Swamped By Global Drug Trade

A surge of drugs is engulfing the paradisal South Pacific, as cartels and triads use far-flung island nations to channel narcotics across the globe, top police and UN officials have told AFP. Pacific islands such as Fiji and Tonga sit at the crossroads of largely unpatrolled ocean-trafficking routes used to…

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South Pacific nations back PNG NRL bid, PM gives update

The PNG NRL bid has strategic support of South Pacific nations as Anthony Albanese said "the final details" of government funding for the bid has been reached.

The Independent UK

Pope to meet Papua New Guinea Catholics who embrace both Christianity and Indigenous beliefs

Pope Francis’s visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity is a recent addition to traditional spiritual beliefs developed over millenia that remain deeply ingrained

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Emma Mckeon's Serene Escape: Palm Resort And Beach Delight

Explore Emma McKeon's serene escape at Palm Resort and Beach in Noumea, New Caledonia, through stunning images capturing the beauty of the South Pacific.

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Emma Mckeon's Relaxing Vacation In Noumea, South Pacific Paradise

Australian Olympic swimmer Emma McKeon shares her serene vacation in Noumea, New Caledonia, showcasing the beauty of the destination and the tranquility sh...

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Papua New Guinea prime minister visits site of massive landslide estimated to have killed hundreds

Papua New Guinea’s prime minister has visited the site of a massive landslide that is estimated to have buried hundreds of villagers in the South Pacific island nation’s mountainous interior a week ago

The Independent UK

Papua New Guinea landslide survivors slow to move to safer ground after hundreds buried

Traumatized survivors of Papua New Guinea’s massive landslide are hesitating to move to safer ground as the South Pacific island nation’s authorities prepare to use heavy machinery to clear debris and risk trigging another landslide

The Independent UK

At least 2,000 feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide. These are some challenges rescuers face

The Papua New Guinea government said more than 2,000 people are believed to have been buried alive in a landslide in the South Pacific island nation

The Independent UK

Australia plans to send aid to Papua New Guinea as rain raises safety fears at deadly landslide site

Australia is preparing to send aircraft and other equipment to help at the site of the deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea as rain in the South Pacific nation’s mountainous interior is raising fears that the tons of rubble that buried hundreds of villagers will become dangerously unstable

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Newly elected prime minister in Solomon Islands is likely to keep close China ties

Solomon Islands lawmakers elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as prime minister Thursday in a development that suggests the South Pacific island nation will maintain close ties with China.

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Solomon Islands Election: Voters Cast Ballots Amid China Ties

Solomon Islands' general election amid China ties shift and economic concerns. Voters weigh in on diplomatic relations and domestic issues. US and Australi...

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