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Urgent climate finance pleas at COP31 face a non-urgent response- At 27, Howard Lutnick helped make $300 million; decades later, he reports $250 million in income as Trump’s Commerce chief
- In 1994, two friends set out to circle the Earth without engines or sails; 13 years later, one returned after nearly 46,000 miles, a crocodile attack and a dozen crossings
- First detected in the 1950s, an invasive snake has multiplied to more than 2 million on a US territory, wiping out native birds and surprisingly causing another species to boom to levels 40 times higher than on surrounding areasThe brown treesnake invasion in Guam has wreaked havoc on local ecosystems, decimating native bird populations and leading to a surge in sp...07 Sep, 2026, 12.10 PM IST
- China’s Pacific push gets a boost as key leaders skip island forumSeveral Pacific island leaders are absent from a key regional summit in Palau. This fragmentation complicates efforts to project unity amid...31 Aug, 2026, 03.15 PM IST
- In 2016, a Pacific island disappeared beneath the sea; now a breathtaking sculpture marks exact spot and is slowly transformingA new sculpture commemorates Kale Island, which disappeared beneath rising seas a decade ago in the Solomon Islands. Created by British mar...31 Jul, 2026, 05.15 PM IST
- Solomon Islands bars China and Taiwan from top Pacific summitSolomon Islands has decided to exclude non-member nations, including China, Taiwan, and the United States, from the upcoming Pacific Island...08 Aug, 2025, 11.26 AM IST
- Pacific Islands delay security plan that could open door to ChinaThe Melanesian Spearhead Group, comprising Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and Fiji, has delayed adopting a joint security stra...26 Jun, 2025, 02.10 PM IST
- Solomon Islands says Chinese police to assist cyber, community securityThe US, Australia, New Zealand and Solomon Islands' opposition party have called for Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to "immediately" publ...14 Jul, 2023, 11.07 AM IST
- Australian defence minister in Solomon Islands for security talksAustralia is a major aid donor and has a decades-long security relationship with the Solomon Islands. China has recently stepped up its fun...28 Jun, 2023, 11.17 AM IST
- China holds policing discussion with officials of Pacific island nationsChina's attempt to strike a security and trade deal with 10 Pacific island nations in May fuelled concern in Washington and Canberra about ...23 Nov, 2022, 06.30 PM IST
- Tsunami warning as magnitude 7 quake strikes Solomon IslandsThe quake's epicenter was in the ocean about 56 kilometers (35 miles) southwest of the capital, Honiara, at a depth of 13 kilometers (8 mil...22 Nov, 2022, 08.59 AM IST
- Solomon Islands to ban American navy ships from ports: US embassy"On August 29, the United States received formal notification from the Government of Solomon Islands regarding a moratorium on all naval vi...30 Aug, 2022, 11.00 AM IST
- China says 'no intention' to build Solomons military baseThe Chinese minister, who was in Honiara at the start of an extensive tour of Pacific island states, said the security agreement Beijing se...26 May, 2022, 04.54 PM IST
- Solomons confirms a security deal coming with China; Australia and NZ concernedThe security treaty, if concluded, would be a major inroad for China in a region that U.S. allies Australia and New Zealand have for decade...25 Mar, 2022, 01.19 PM IST
- Document indicates China could boost military in SolomonsUnder the terms of the draft agreement, China could send police, military personnel, and other armed forces to the Solomons "to assist in m...25 Mar, 2022, 10.31 AM IST
- Washington plans Solomon Islands embassy in push to counter ChinaSecretary of State Antony Blinken will announce plans for the embassy in the Solomon Islands, which switched its diplomatic allegiance to C...12 Feb, 2022, 11.06 AM IST
- US aims to counter China by opening Solomon Islands embassyThe State Department said Solomon Islanders cherished their history with Americans on the battlefields of World War II, but that the U.S. w...12 Feb, 2022, 09.51 AM IST
- Why rioters are burning and looting in the Solomon IslandsAngry riots that left buildings burning in the Solomon Islands capital on Thursday are the latest flare-up in two decades of tensions in th...25 Nov, 2021, 04.17 PM IST
- Sharp 6.1 quake shakes eastern Solomon Islands; no tsunamiA sharp, magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook the eastern Solomon Islands on Tuesday morning, but there were no immediate reports of damage or in...29 Jul, 2008, 07.09 AM IST
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