The Latest Breaking News from Pacific Island

A draft joint declaration being negotiated by the United States and Pacific Island countries outlines intensifying American security cooperation with the region and declares climate change is the "greatest existential threat" to the Pacific.

The Solomon Islands has told Pacific nations invited to a White House meeting with President Joe Biden it won't sign the summit declaration, according to a note seen by Reuters, prompting concern over the islands' ties to China.

Solomon Islands signals it won't sign on to an 11-point declaration negotiated by the United States and Pacific Island nations this week, dealing a blow to the White House ahead of a high-profile presidential summit with Pacific leaders in Washington.

NEW YORK -- A U.S.-led alliance that includes Japan, Australia, Britain and New Zealand intends to keep China in check by providing large-scale economic assistance to Pacific island nations.

China's ambitions in the Pacific are a concern for some Pacific Island leaders, White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Thursday, but a growing U.S. partnership with allies in the region aims to address issues such as climate change, health and technology links.

To counter China’s growing influence in the Pacific the US should bolster support for island states, new report states.

Former Kiribati and Palau presidents say Australia’s should take a leadership position on climate at a ‘very perilous moment’ for the Pacific

If you are trying to find traces of the United States’ long and layered ties with the Pacific Islands in Washington D.C., you need to look hard. Apart from the names of iconic battles chiselled into the Washington Mall’s second world war memorial, evidence of America’s complex Pacific history stretching…

The Solomon Islands government slams an Australian offer to fund national elections next year, calling it an "assault" on its democracy and an attempt at foreign interference.

Navy vessels from Australia and New Zealand will be exempt from a temporary ban on foreign ships entering the ports of the Solomon Islands, the Pacific island nation's prime minister told parliament on Monday.

The leader of the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu pledged on a trip to Taiwan on Monday to "stand firm" on a commitment to lasting ties, drawing Taiwan's thanks at a time of growing competition as China expands its influence in the region.