US to establish security ties between Marshall Islands and Guam

A U.S. delegation held a bilateral meeting with the Marshall Islands leaders in Majuro on Sept. 19, 2025. Photo courtesy of the Office of the President of the Marshall Islands The U.S. government is seeking to enhance its defense arrangement with...

A human rights approach to nuclear regimes: lessons from the legacy of nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands

A traditional approach to nuclear weapons tends to focus on State security matters and does not lend itself easily to a human rights lens. A new initiative undertaken within the Human Rights Council is changing that by offering a transitional...

Promises won’t save sinking atolls: Marshall Islands President

From the rainforests of Central America to low-lying atolls in the Pacific and drought-stricken plains in Africa, leaders came to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday with a common message: climate change is no longer a distant threat,...

US pledges millions to rebuild Marshall Islands' Nitijela

The US Department of State has announced $US13 million in funding to support the rebuilding of the Marshall Islands' parliament building, the Nitijela, which burnt down last month. A fire shortly after midnight on August 25 destroyed the...

Fiji PM Rabuka outlines key outcomes from International engagements in ministerial…

Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka Wednesday told Parliament that Fiji’s recent international engagements are producing tangible results for healthcare, climate resilience, regional cooperation, and global diplomacy. Delivering a ministerial...

US sends money to rebuild Marshall Islands' Nitijela

The structure at the main entrance to the parliament building was still standing but the building and its contents were decimated. Photo: Giff Johnson. Photo: Giff Johnson The US Department of State has announced US$13 million in funding to...

Military to build new fuel facility in Papua New Guinea

The U.S. military is continuing to pursue its post-Red Hill refueling strategy in the Pacific with a new facility under construction in Papua New Guinea. Adm. Samuel Paparo, the commander of the Hawaii-­based U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visited the...

US pledges $13M for reconstruction of Marshall Islands' burned parliament

The ruins of the Marshall Islands parliament resulting from the Aug. 26 fire. Photo by Giff Johnson By Mar-Vic Cagurangan and Giff Johnson The U.S. Department of State has pledged $13 million to the Marshall Islands for the reconstruction of the...

Pacific Islands Youth Group Wins Prize For Climate Legal Action

Stockholm, Sweden--A youth-led student group and a human-rights lawyer that took the issue of climate to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) received the Right Livelihood prize on Wednesday, dubbed an "alternative Nobel". The prize also...

Taiwan, U.S helping Marshall Islands rebuild parliament

The U.S and Taiwan are working together to help the Marshall Islands rebuild its parliament building, which was recently destroyed by fire, and to strengthen the Pacific nation’s resilience, the US Department of State said. Following U.S deputy...

Taiwan, US helping Marshall Islands rebuild parliament

The US and Taiwan are working together to help the Marshall Islands rebuild its parliament building, which was recently destroyed by fire, and to strengthen the Pacific nation’s resilience, the US Department of State said. Following US Deputy...

U.S., Taiwan teaming up to help Marshall Islands: State Department

Washington, Sept. 20 (CNA) The United States and Taiwan are working together to help the Marshall Islands rebuild its recently burnt-down parliament building and enhance the Pacific nation's resilience, according to the U.S. State Department....

'Enriching cultural experiences': Guam to host first international dance festival on Dec. 6-7 but registration closing soon

Guam will be hosting its first international dance festival on Dec. 6 and 7, a regional showcase and competition celebrating cultural heritage, creative expression, and artistic excellence. Registration is now being accepted online at...

Monkeys in Palau: How Germany's colonial past, WWII and US military plans have fuelled an ecological calamity

This is an ABC podcast. Pilot Pleasure to have you on board this morning. It should be a pretty smooth ride down. James Nokise It's early Saturday morning and I'm sitting crammed inside an eight-seater plane with the side door open so we can get...

2 Indian nationals face U.S. sanctions for aiding Iran’s LPG trade

US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent. File | Photo Credit: AFP The U.S. has sanctioned more than 50 entities, individuals and vessels for allegedly facilitating Iranian energy sales, according to an official statement. Two Indian nationals are...

Hilda Heine, President of the Marshall Islands, on Leading a Sinking Country

The Marshall Islands, scattered in the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Papua New Guinea, consists of five main islands and 29 atolls — small low-lying islands formed by coral reefs. The total land mass is roughly the size of Washington, D.C., and...

USINDOPACOM Commander, Deputy Secretary of State Visit Marshall Islands to Strengthen Partnership

MAJURO, Republic of the Marshall Islands — Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau completed their first visits to the Republic of the Marshall Islands Sept. 18, 2025. The...

Parkinson proposes simplified referendum question for 2026 political status vote

Sen. William Parkinson outlined his plan for a two-stage political status referendum at Wednesday night's town hall in Mongmong-Toto-Maite, proposing to first ask voters whether they want to change Guam's territorial status before presenting the...

ICJ ruling strengthens Pacific Climate leadership: Marshall Islands envoy

By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands Marshall Islands Climate Envoy Tina Stege says the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate change reinforces Pacific leadership and regional solidarity in the global fight for...

ICJ ruling gives Pacific ‘legal clarity’ on climate obligations: Marshall Islands…

By Pita Ligaiula in Honiara, Solomon Islands Marshall Islands Climate Envoy Tina Stege says the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate change delivers the legal clarity Pacific nations have long sought in the fight...