At the White House, the National Security Council ... The U.S. Mission to the Pacific Islands Forum would be responsible for maintaining diplomatic relations with the Pacific Islands Forum.

Leader of Cook Islands flies to Beijing to negotiate a security deal despite New Zealand warnings The leader of the tiny South Pacific nation of the Cook Islands has flown to China to seal a ...

Tensions rose that year when Maamau also pulled out of the Pacific Islands Forum, threatening the unity of the 18-member grouping at a time when the region faced increased geopolitical pressure.

Japan's 2024 Defense White Paper said: "China has been rapidly building up military capabilities while intensifying its activities in the East China Sea...as well as in the Pacific. North Korea ...

The Tridents are set duke it out against Winnipeg-based Valour FC in 2025's season opener. The match, which will take on ...

Fiji has been announced as the host for the 2026 Miss Pacific Islands Pageant, although Fiji did not participate in the 2025 competition, and in past recent years. The decision was revealed at the ...

(AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File) BEIJING (AP) — China insisted on Monday that a visit this week by the prime minister of the Cook Islands to Beijing is not meant to conspire against anyone in the South ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met with Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz ahead of his meeting with ...

"We have advised them on the matter, but as far as being consulted and to the level of detail that they were requiring, I think that's not a requirement," he told RNZ Pacific. Brown views the Cook ...

Two buildings left from a Japanese American fishing village will be considered for historic-cultural monument status.