U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reaffirmed the Trump administration’s defense commitments to America’s Pacific territories of Guam and Northern Mariana Islands and that any attack on them ...

Guam at decolonization ‘crossroads’ with resolution on US statehood Local legislature to debate non-binding resolution to become 51st state of the U.S.

Pacific ‘shock’ as UN women’s declaration ditches reproductive rights A handful of countries opposed to abortion are blamed for a major omission from key CSW69 political declaration.

EXPLAINED: How Indonesian textile giant Sritex collapsed Mounting debt, falling sales and a court’s bankruptcy ruling forced the Solo-based company out of business.

Thriving reef at Bikini Atoll is a triumph of resilience and a warning Decades after nuclear tests, reef teems with fish, corals, apex predators.

UNICEF rings alarm over child abuse crisis in Pacific Lack of government funding, religious and cultural barriers and drug use contribute to escalating human rights violations against children.

Maritime tensions between China and the Philippines were in the spotlight at the Munich Security Conference, with former Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying calling the occupation of disputed ...

A court in Argentina has ruled that international arrest warrants be issued for Myanmar's self-appointed president and junta chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, and 22 other military officials for ...

Senate impeachment trial for Philippine VP Duterte a political numbers game: analysts Some analysts doubt Senate would convict Duterte, ex-Marcos ally seen as a top contender for 2028 presidential ...

Palau’s hi-tech mission to preserve Pacific’s oldest monuments 2,400-year-old earthworks revealed as predating stone moai statues of Rapa Nui and megalithic Nan Madol in Micronesia.

Women candidates challenge Vanuatu’s male-dominated politics at snap election A national election will go ahead this week despite a devastating earthquake in the capital Port Vila last month.

Philippine official on Chinese incursions: Not ruling out another South China Sea lawsuit China has pushed Philippines “to the wall” leaving it with only drastic options to stop intimidation, official ...