The Latest Breaking News from Pacific Island

Pacific island leaders welcomed a pledge by the United States to triple aid to the region to combat illegal fishing, enhance maritime security and tackle climate change, after decades of stagnant U.S. funding.

Pacific nations will ensure rising sea levels and ocean rights stay high on the agenda at this year’s Pacific Islands Forum.

The PM is downplaying suggestions China played a role in Kiribati breaking ties with the Pacific Islands Forum, saying while the move is disappointing, it's not a sign of wider disunity.

Key summit comes as region grapples with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and US-China rivalry.

Kiribati has announced it will push ahead with its withdrawal from the Pacific Islands Forum, delivering a damaging blow to the regional body on the eve of its most important meeting in years.

Australia's Pacific Minister says the government's increased climate change targets have been welcomed by nations in the region ahead of a crucial summit.

Australia’s Pacific Minister says the government’s increased climate change targets have been welcomed by nations in the region ahead of a crucial summit.

President says it will not be attending forum because of failure to address concerns of Micronesian countries

Not usually at the forefront of geopolitical argy-bargy, the Pacific has recently emerged as a strategic element of securing democracy. A rift threatened to tear apart normally unshakeable regional unity in 2021, with five Micronesian countries threatening to leave the most powerful transnational group, the Pacific Islands Forum. Ahead of…