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Vanuatu takes maritime dispute with France to international arbitration

Fiji, Oct. 26 -- Vanuatu has launched international arbitration proceedings against France over competing maritime claims involving reefs, atolls and small islands between Vanuatu and New Caledonia. ... Read More


Australia open to recruiting Pacific Islanders into military, Conroy says

Fiji, Oct. 26 -- Australia is considering expanding military recruitment from Pacific Island countries beyond Papua New Guinea but says its initial focus will be on ensuring the pilot programme does n... Read More


Pacific pushes for rotating seat on UN Security Council

Fiji, Oct. 26 -- Pacific nations are building international support for a dedicated rotating seat for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on the United Nations Security Council, alongside calls to g... Read More


U.S targets UN decolonisation, silence may signal acceptance

Fiji, Oct. 26 -- The United States has called for an end to the United Nations committee that reviews Guam's political status, and former Guam delegate to Congress Robert Underwood says island leaders... Read More


Forum SG Waqa warns cybercrime is an established Pacific security threat

Fiji, Oct. 26 -- Cybercrime, online scams and the illicit use of digital infrastructure have become established security threats across the Pacific, Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Divav... Read More


Pacific women are already doing the work. COP31 must back them

Fiji, Oct. 26 -- The ocean is not a backdrop to Pacific life. It is the source of it. As the Tongan Fijian writer Epeli Hau'ofa wrote, the sea is "our pathway to each other and to everyone else" - it ... Read More


Fiji claim record win with World Cup thrashing of PNG

Fiji, Oct. 26 -- Fiji are on the cusp of claiming a Women's Rugby League World Cup semi-final berth in their first-ever tournament appearance after trouncing Papua New Guinea 40-4. In sapping conditi... Read More


Ma'ohi Church opposes U.S bid to abolish UN decolonisation committee

Fiji, Oct. 26 -- The Ma'ohi Protestant Church has warned that a United States proposal to abolish the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation would silence colonised peoples seeking self-de... Read More


Australia, PNG move to implement landmark defence alliance

Fiji, Oct. 26 -- Australia says it is already implementing its security agreements with Papua New Guinea, including the Pukpuk Mutual Defence Treaty, as the two countries strengthen their defence and ... Read More


Japan, Micronesia reaffirm Pacific unity ahead of PALM 11

Fiji, Oct. 26 -- Japan and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening Pacific regional unity and cooperation ahead of next year's Pacific Islands Leader... Read More