Foreign affairs leaders called on the Pacific Islands Forum to “remain united around” the region’s own priorities, including its own security challenges, in the face of growing geopolitical rivalry and the superpowers’ influence-peddling in the Pacific.

Scattered across the Pacific Ocean are beautiful islands that were once home to thriving communities. In these islands, archaeologists have discovered the remains of stone houses, ancient tools, ceremonial sites and abandoned settlements.

Most island nations mum on China's missile tests By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Palau and the Marshall Islands have joined dozens of nations in seeking to regulate missile tests by demanding a 24-hour notice before the launch. "Conducting nuclear-capable ballistic missile tests without sufficient advance notice and detail is dangerous and disrupts the peace and security of relevant nations in proximity to these tests," reads a U.S.-led joint statement issued by 39 countries. The state