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Queen Elizabeth II's jubilee evokes legacy of Tongan monarch

Tonga’s chief diplomat in the U.K. will be thinking about two monarchs this weekend as Britain and the Commonwealth celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee

The Independent UK

Wong tours Tonga amid China concerns

Foreign Minister Penny Wong will hold talks with Tonga’s leaders on Friday after meeting the Samoan prime minister on Thursday to pledge more support.

Crikey

Wong works to keep Pacific security local

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has had talks with Tonga's leaders a day after meeting the Samoan prime minister to pledge more support.

AAP

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Partners must 'treat Pacific with respect'

The EU's Indo-Pacific envoy says the sovereignty of Pacific island nations must be respected and the region should be supported by the EU, Australia and the US.

AAP

Ministers ‘must engage with Pacific peers’

Penny Wong is on her second Pacific trip in two weeks, visiting Samoa and Tonga, as the treasurer says ministers must work on improving regional relationships.

Crikey

Australian FM to visit Samoa, Tonga in bid to boost Pacific ties

Penny Wong to visit the countries days after her Chinese counterpart, as China and Australia vie for regional influence.

Al Jazeera

Penny Wong ramps up Pacific lobbying effort as she flies out to Samoa and Tonga

Foreign affairs minister tells regional leaders ‘we understand we need to work together like never before’ as battle for influence with China intensifies

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Australia's top diplomat to visit Samoa, Tonga trailing Chinese counterpart

Sydney (AFP) - Australia's recently sworn-in Foreign Minister Penny Wong is heading back to the Pacific Islands Wednesday, travelling to Samoa and Tonga just days after her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

AFP

Wong to embark on second Pacific visit

Penny Wong will travel to Samoa and Tonga in the new foreign minister’s second visit to Pacific nations in as many weeks.

Crikey

Underwater volcano shifts enough rock to fill three million Olympic swimming pools

Underwater volcano Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai's violent eruption in January is said to have made the loudest noise heard this century and displaced seven cubic kilometers of rock and sediment

Daily Mirror

China's foreign minister arrives in Tonga on Pacific tour

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Tonga on Tuesday as he continued his regional island-hopping tour a day after failing to ink an ambitious deal with 10 South Pacific nations

The Independent UK

China's foreign minister visits Tonga after Pacific islands delay regional pact

Samoa says it didn't have enough time to consider a sweeping proposal from China for a regional trade and security pact, and has urged fellow Pacific islands to stay united as big powers seek more sway in the region.

Reuters

Bristol Bears superstar Charles Piutau to return to international rugby

The former All Black full-back has been named in Tonga's squad for this summer's internationals

Bristol Post

Controversial ex-Wallaby Folau to make international return with Tonga

Wellington (AFP) - Former Wallaby star Israel Folau is set to return to international rugby after being named Friday in Tonga's squad for their World Cup qualifiers, three years since his sacking by Australia.

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Israel Folau set for international rugby union return with Tonga, three years after being sacked by Wallabies

The 73-time capped Wallaby and three-time John Eales medallist Israel Folau has been named in Tonga's rugby union squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

Wales Online

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Caixin Global

China’s Foreign Minister to Visit South Pacific Island Nations After Security Pact With Solomon Islands

Wang Yi’s trip will take him to the Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and East Timor

The Independent UK

Tonga underwater volcano that erupted in January is ‘surprisingly intact’

The volcano continues to stand tall, team of researchers has found

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Evening Standard

Tonga volcano still ‘intact’ after huge eruption that triggered tsunami

An underwater volcano that erupted in Tonga has been kept “intact”, according to researchers who have been monitoring its activity.

Newsroom.co.nz

The week in Detail: Volcanoes, elections, shipping and apples

From what makes a volcano tick to the decision to boycott apple exports to Russia - catch up on what you might have missed on The Detail this week.

ABC News

Australia's largest warship HMAS Adelaide experiences more mechanical problems, months after Tonga deployment

Australia's largest warship has again found itself in troubled waters, with the Defence Department confirming the vessel is experiencing mechanical difficulties less than four months since a major failure.

AAP

Australia A rugby revived for Pacific Cup

Australia A will play in the Pacific Nations Cup in July against Fiji, Samoa and Tonga with Rugby Australia reviving the development team to boost player depth.

Evening Standard

Tech & Science Daily: North Korea military tackle ‘explosive’ covid outbreak

Plus, Tonga volcano eruption: the biggest atmospheric explosion ever recorded

ABC News

Tonga volcanic eruption confirmed as the largest explosion recorded since 1883

Scientists analysing data from the volcanic eruption found it was the largest explosion since 1883, and roughly comparable to the Krakatoa eruption in Indonesia that killed more than 30,000 people.

Newsroom.co.nz

Four months on from the Tonga eruption

It was the biggest eruption the world had seen in decades, but there's still so much scientists are piecing together about what happened when Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai blew.

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