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Global Market Today: Asian stocks edge up, Yen nears 160 per dollarAsian stocks followed Wall Street higher, driven by renewed enthusiasm for AI-linked equities, pushing the S&P 500 to a ninth consecutive g...
Who is Susan Coyle? First woman set to lead the Australian Army - All about her education, career and personal lifeSusan Coyle will take over as Australia's first female army commander in July 2026. This historic appointment marks a significant moment fo...
Australian travellers on high alert as twin cyclone threat looms over holiday hotspots; check updatesAustralian travellers face a high alert as two powerful cyclones approach. One storm is intensifying off Fiji's coast, threatening widespre...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
US initiative checkmates China in Pacific islandsAfter the March 2022 news leak that Beijing was working on a secret deal with the Solomon Islands to open the door for a Chinese naval base...
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...
Deputy Secretary Sherman says US 'doubling down' on PacificUS doubling down on its investment in the Pacific, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman as she concluded a five-nation visit to the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
- Strong quake jolts Solomon Islands
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale Tuesday jolted the South Pacific nation of Solomon Islands
- Sharp 6.1 quake shakes eastern Solomon Islands; no tsunami
A sharp, magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook the eastern Solomon Islands on Tuesday morning, but there were no immediate reports of damage or in...