NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — As leaders of Pacific nations were welcomed to their annual meeting in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, on Monday, they were greeted first by torrential rain and then by an earthquake. The ...

When a remote Pacific village asked for help with rowdy youth, the Chinese police arrived with a surveillance system. Then ...

As strategic competition intensifies across the Pacific, emerging regional voices are redefining what security, partnership, ...

The Pacific Islands region in the Southwest Pacific has emerged as an area of keen interest to major powers, largely due to the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC’s) expanding engagement in the region.

For much of India’s modern foreign policy, the Pacific Islands have not been a central strategic focus. Shifts in global trade, connectivity, and regional competition are now elevating the region’s ...

Sea levels are rising faster in the western tropical Pacific because of where the melting ice from western Antarctica heads, warmer waters, and ocean currents, UN officials said. Highlighting seas ...

Pacific Islands Delay Security Plan That Could Open Door to China By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Leaders of the four biggest Pacific Islands nations have delayed adopting a joint security ...

This remote South Pacific island was home to one of the least necessary battles of World War II. But these days, Peleliu in ...

Pacific leaders have set up a taskforce to deal with any energy supply shocks stemming from the Iran war. One regional leader ...