Tuvalu names Feleti Teo prime minister after pro-Taiwan leader Kausea Natano ousted | Pacific islands
Lawmakers in Tuvalu have elected Feleti Teo as the Pacific island nation’s new prime minister, weeks after an election focused on relations with Taiwan. Government Secretary Tufoa Panapa told Agence France-Presse on Monday that former attorney general Theo had secured the backing of lawmakers elected last month. There is speculation that Tuvalu, one of only […]
Congressional inaction is handing the Pacific to China
Congress is failing to honor America’s financial commitments to America’s closest allies, turning important friends into drifters. China is already trying to incorporate the following countries: palau, federation of micronesia and marshall islands. If Beijing succeeds, its military will control vast swaths of the Pacific. The three republics include: Over 1,000 islands and atolls Covers […]
Oil Companies Relinquish Last Pacific Coast Drilling Permits to Canada
Canadian Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Wednesday that Chevron Canada’s voluntary surrender of 23 permits in February has left the energy company with the last remaining permit outstanding for oil and gas drilling off Canada’s Pacific coast. He said he returned the. “With these final permits, Natural Resources Canada has formally secured […]
Congress must pass measure extending vital Central Pacific agreements
As Congress races to meet an early March federal funding deadline, Bipartisan Compact of Free Association Amendment Act It should be part of the fiscal year 2024 spending package. This important bill would provide funding for the agreement between the two countries. United States and Freely Associated States (FAS) — Palau, Marshall Islands, Micronesia — […]
Dozens killed in outbreak of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea highlands | Pacific islands
Dozens of men have been killed in fresh tribal violence in Papua New Guinea’s remote highlands, local police say. Enga regional police commander George Kakas told the Guardian that the men were killed by heavy gunfire on Sunday. He said men from the two tribes attacked another group and were “ambushed and killed.” “Some of […]
Think the US exit from Afghanistan was bad? Look what’s brewing in the Pacific
newYou can now listen to Fox News articles. Do you think it was wrong for America to turn its tail and withdraw from Afghanistan? A quieter but even worse situation is looming in the Pacific. The United States’ defense in the Asia-Pacific region is centered on a line of defense that stretches from Japan to […]
New Zealand steps up interest in Aukus as Pacific security concerns grow | New Zealand
With China’s growing presence in the Pacific and widespread concerns about a “reshaped world”, New Zealand is increasing its interest in joining the Oaks Nuclear-Free Pillar. New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters (who also serves as Deputy Prime Minister) and Defense Minister Judith Collins visited Melbourne, where they met with their Australian counterparts Penny Wong […]
Amelia Earhart’s Lost Plane ‘Possibly Found’ In Pacific Ocean By Exploration Team
Amelia Earhart. (Photo courtesy of Getty Images) OAN’s Avril Elfie3:48 PM – Monday, January 29, 2024 Amelia Earhart’s long-lost plane may have been found, a deep-sea exploration team claims. advertisement Deep Sea Vision, an exploration group based in Charleston, South Carolina, claimed sonar images taken this week in the Pacific Ocean “look like Earhart’s Lockheed […]
Tuvalu election: what’s happening, and what could it mean for Taiwan, China and the Pacific? | Tuvalu
On Friday, the small Pacific island nation of Tuvalu heads to the polls to elect its 16 members of parliament. Tuvalu's population is just over 11,000 people, so elections in Tuvalu rarely make international headlines. But with fierce geopolitical competition and China's growing influence in the region, this year's vote is under greater scrutiny, with […]
Astrobotic’s Peregrine moon lander crashes into Pacific Ocean
FOX News correspondent Jonathan Selley reported that Astrobotic Technology's engineers are working to fix an “anomaly” that affected the lunar module's failure. Astrobotic said it had lost contact with the lunar module Peregrine over the open ocean of the South Pacific after predicting it would “burn up” during re-entry into Earth's atmosphere. The announcement marks […]