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Tuvalu considers pulling out of Pacific leaders’ summit amid China-linked power…
Pacific News Service
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Tuvalu’s prime minister Feleti Teo said his country may pull out of the region’s top political meeting next month, after host nation Solomon Islands moved to block all external partners – including China, U.S and Taiwan – from attending. The...
Tuvalu’s Forum threat
Islands Business
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August 18, 2025
SAMOA goes to the polls in two weeks with 101,981 voters registered. Electoral Commissioner Toleafoa Tuiafelolo John Stanley said the final number was confirmed after the removal of the names of dead voters and people who had moved abroad. The...
Tuvalu considers pulling out of Pacific leaders’ summit
Taipei Times
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August 16, 2025
Tuvaluan Prime Minister Feletei Teo said his country might pull out of the region’s top political meeting next month, after host nation Solomon Islands moved to block all external partners — including China, the US and Taiwan — from attending. The...
Tuvalu considers pulling out of Pacific leaders’ summit amid China-linked power struggle
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
Tuvalu’s prime minister Feletei Teo said his country may pull out of the region’s top political meeting next month, after host nation Solomon Islands moved to block all external partners – including China, US and Taiwan – from attending. The...
MINISTER MASIU SATISFIED AS PNG RETAIN CHAIRMANSHIP OF ICT MINISTERS DIALOGUE
PNG Haus Bung
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August 14, 2025
Minister for Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Timothy Masiu has acknowledged the successful outcome of the recently concluded the second ICT Minister’s Dialogue in Suva, Fiji. “I am hugely satisfied with Papua New Guinea retaining...
PM Rabuka to skip Pacific Foreign Ministers meet today
The Fiji Times
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August 13, 2025
Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sitiveni Rabuka will not attend todays Pacific Foreign Ministers meeting in Suva. The Pacific Islands Forum has confirmed Fiji will be represented by Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, Special Envoy of the...
New Zealand and Australian leaders discuss stronger military ties against China
World Socialist Web Site
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August 15, 2025
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon [Photo: AP/Jason Edwards, Finnish Government]Australia’s Labor Party Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with New Zealand’s right-wing National Party Prime Minister...
How to leave a sinking nation: Tuvalu’s dreams of dry land
The Guardian
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August 14, 2025
In November 2022, Simon Kofe, then foreign minister of the island nation of Tuvalu, announced a sensational plan for his country’s survival. Climate breakdown poses an existential threat to small island-nations in the Pacific, but Tuvalu’s...
The Government of New Zealand announce additional NZD 5 million commitment to the Pacific Community Ocean Science Centre (PCCOS)
Pacific Community (SPC)
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Rt Hon Winston Peters Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister for Racing and Minister for Rail - New Zealand The Government of New Zealand and the Pacific Community (SPC) have deepened their partnership with the announcement of NZD 5million to...
Pacific unity at risk over Forum snub: Fiji PM Rabuka
Pacific News Service
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Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka confirmed he has been formally informed by the Solomon Islands about its decision to exclude nearly two dozen countries from the upcoming Pacific Islands Forum meeting. The list includes major donors such as...
Friends to all: Falepili Union Treaty sets Tuvalu’s security, Australia must deliver
The Strategist
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August 12, 2025
The signing of the Falepili Union Treaty in 2023 marked an unprecedented level of commitment and security unity between Australia and Tuvalu. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described it as ‘the most significant agreement between...
Tuvalu Introduces New Offshore Gaming License To Attract Global Operators
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN- ACCESSWIRE) VAIAKU VILLAGE, TUVALU / ACCESS Newswire / August 6, 2025 / As one of the first nations to digitize core aspects of its government and civil systems, Tuvalu's regulatory philosophy is founded on transparency, agility, and...
Pacific discusses infrastructure
Islands Business
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August 18, 2025
TUVALU has joined the list of countries which have threatened not to attend the Pacific Islands Forum in Solomon Islands after the hosts blocked all external partners over a rift with Taiwan. Prime Minister Feleti Teo said he had written to his...
Solomon Islands PM calls for pause on Forum dialogue partner meeting
RNZ
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August 8, 2025
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, right, at the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. August 2024 Photo: RNZ Pacific / Lydia Lewis The Solomon Islands Prime Minister has made his case as to why at least...
New Australia-Vanuatu deal won’t replicate Falepili-style pact, says analyst
Asia Pacific Report
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August 18, 2025
A Pacific analyst and commentator says it is unlikely that Vanuatu will agree to any exclusive rights in the new security and economic pact with Australia.Senior ministers of both countries, including deputy prime ministers Richard Marles and...
Tuvalu is being lost to climate change. Other countries will likely follow.
The Week Magazine
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July 31, 2025
The island nation of Tuvalu is becoming the first country to be completely lost due to rising sea levels. However, the country is possibly only the first of many without actions taken to mitigate climate change. Country casualty Tuvalu, located in...
Tuvalu PM Teo’s quest to future-proof his nation against climate change
Pacific News Service
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When Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo, spoke to a crowd at the Lowitja O’Donoghue Cultural Centre at Australia National University (ANU) he was frank about the threat of climate change to his nation’s survival. “The grave injustice or irony of the...
Tuvalu opens High Commission in Canberra, cementing ties with Australia
Pacific News Service
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Tuvalu Prime Minister, Feleti Teo, on Monday presided over the official opening of the Tuvalu High Commission office in Canberra, marking a significant milestone in the diplomatic relations between Tuvalu and Australia. This new diplomatic mission...
Tuvalu Is on Track to Become the First Country Lost to Climate Change. More Than 80% of the Population Apply to Relocate to Australia Under World’s First ‘Climate Visa’
ZME Science
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July 29, 2025
Bird’s-eye view of Tuvalu’s capital Funafuti. Credit: Flickr, UNDP Climate. The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, long known for its serene lagoons and tight-knit communities, is becoming the world’s first country to begin a planned relocation of...
Tuvalu begins historic climate migration as sea levels threaten future
Al Mayadeen
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July 27, 2025
Tuvalu launches first planned national migration due to sea level rise, with 280 citizens moving to Australia yearly under a new climate visa treaty. Tuvalu is poised to become the first nation to undergo a planned climate-induced migration, as...