Weather Alert Air Quality Alert until MON 12:00 PM EDT U.S. recognizes Cook Islands and Niue as independent states By Betsy Klein and Donald Judd, CNN Sep 25, 2023 Updated Sep 25, 2023 0 ...

And the announcement with the Cook Islands, Biden said, “will enable us to expand the scope of this enduring partnership as we seek to tackle the challenges that matter most to our peoples ...

The US is formally establishing diplomatic relations with a pair of Pacific Island nations Monday, recognizing the Cook Islands and Niue for the first time. The recognition comes as President Joe ...

The Cook Islands and Niue are independent states with longstanding political alliances with New Zealand, but until now they had not been recognized as sovereign nations by the U.S.

US recognizes Cook Islands and Niue as independent states The north lawn of the White House is seen in Washington, D.C., on July 9, 2021.

WASHINGTON — President Biden is set to establish diplomatic relations Monday with two South Pacific nations, the Cook Islands and Niue, as his administration aims to show to Pacific Island ...

Biden is set to announce the opening of new U.S. embassies on Cook Islands and Niue on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, as the Democratic administration aims to demonstrate to Pacific Island leaders that ...

Biden is set to announce the opening of new U.S. embassies on Cook Islands and Niue on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, as the Democratic administration aims to demonstrate to Pacific Island leaders that ...

Niue, a Polynesian island about halfway between Fiji and the Cook Islands, has been singled out by the International Dark-Sky Association, an organization that works to end light pollution and ...