3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (308+ words) US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale to discuss deepening ties and signed a letter of intent to return the Peace Corps to the islands after more than 25 years, the State Department…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (378+ words) The Solomon Islands will sign a deal for the US Coast Guard to patrol its waters with local police aboard, Prime Minister Matthew Wale said on a visit to Washington. The Solomons became China’s closest security partner in the South…...

6+ day, 26+ min ago   (443+ words) HMAS Leeuwin will conduct seabed survey operations in partnership with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) with the aim of assisting the PNG Government to improve the safety of maritime navigation. “Australia and PNG have worked side-by-side in hydrographic…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (510+ words) Church bodies have appealed to the Indonesian government to abandon its security-heavy response to Papua and prioritize the protection of civilians in addressing the long-running conflict in the region. The Indonesian Christian Community Forum, or FUKRI, issued the appeal at…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (241+ words) U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, participate in a series of multilateral exercises held across Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 15, 2026, to July 3, 2026. The Philippine-led exercises, to include Exercise Balikatan 2026 and KAMANDAG 10, served as a validation of 3rd MLR's purpose-built capabilities…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (719+ words) Last week was a big week in the Pacific, with the race between order and disorder, between cooperation and competition, brutally laid out. Fiji and Australia came together to set out their plan for promoting peace, security and greater economic…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (265+ words) Indonesian security forces recovered the body of American pilot Nicholas F. Gosselin on July 3, 2026, one day after West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) gunmen shot him dead and burned his aircraft at a remote airstrip in Highland Papua province. An American…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (163+ words) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with his counterpart Prime Minister Matthew Wale in the capital of the Solomon Islands. The two leaders promised to deepen their bi-lateral ties as they work to conclude a comprehensive treaty. Wale just took…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (445+ words) Anthony Albanese has been urged to call the Chinese president after a widely condemned missile test that has outraged Pacific leaders. The nuclear-capable, long-range missile was launched from a submarine in the South Pacific on Monday with Australia given only…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (155+ words) Indonesian authorities have suspended all charter flight operations across West Papua following the killing of American pilot Nicholas Gosselin last week. Separatist group, the West Papua Liberation Army has claimed responsibility saying its fighters set fire to an aircraft operated…...