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PM Terrance Drew co chairs High-Level Breakfast of Climate Mobility Champions
Last Updated on September 26, 2025, 1:49 AM AST by Anthony Morris The Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Terrance Drew has co chaired the High-Level Breakfast of Climate Mobility Champions, hosted by the Global Centre for Climate Mobility...

More Life-Saving Heart Surgeries Planned For Pacific Children In October
Press Release – Pasifika Medical Association Group “Were very grateful for this partnership and hope that we can continue working together so that children in the Pacific will have hope. After the surgery is conducted, many children tell us that...
Marshall Islands president says UN is 'gaslighting' Taiwan
Photo: LEONARDO MUNOZ Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine has accused the United Nations of 'gaslighting' by excluding Taiwan from high-level engagements under the One-China Policy. In 1971, the UN officially recognized the People's Republic of...

Pacific Islands News Roundup – September 19 – 25, 2025
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'History will not judge us by our words' - Pacific leaders' climate call at UNGA
Photo: LEONARDO MUNOZ The president of Nauru has told world leaders small island developing states still face unacceptable barriers to climate finance. Speaking at the United Nations General Debate in New York, David Adeang said climate change is...

Jaishankar strengthens global partnerships at UNGA
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Mexico, Cyprus, and several Pacific Island nations on the sidelines of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, reaffirming...

Regional Workshop Speeds Up Tariff Commitments under PACER Plus
Customs officials from eight Pacific Island countries at the three-day Regional Workshop on Transposition of Tariff Commitments and Product-Specific Rules under PACER Plus in Apia, Samoa. APIA, Samoa – Customs officials from eight Pacific Island...

State President’s working trip to US achieves all set goals: Deputy FM
Hanoi (VNA) – State President Luong Cuong’s working trip to the US for the High-Level General Debate of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) and bilateral engagements has been a success, achieving all set goals and...

As China and EU disappoint, prospects of meeting 1.5C climate target fade
This week’s pledges by the EU, China and other large countries for emissions cuts by 2035 are not ambitious enough to get global climate targets back on track, climate experts say. With the US withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and President...

Jaishankar holds bilateral talks with Mexico, Cyprus and Pacific Island nations at UNGA
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Mexico, Cyprus, and several Pacific Island nations on the sidelines of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, reaffirming...
Anguilla becomes unlikely winner in AI boom
Prof C. Justin Robinson, Flavien Moreau In the sleepy capital of this amazingly beautiful Caribbean island, where the pace of life moves to the rhythm of trade winds, government officials are grappling with an extraordinary...
The many South-east Asias we must recognise — Phar Kim Beng
SEPTEMBER 25 — When people think of South-east Asia, they often imagine a single geographic or cultural unit: ten, soon eleven, countries strung between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Some reduce it to a simple binary of “maritime South-east Asia”...

The Tehran-Washington Crypto Connection
perspective There is a saying that the best way to make money during a gold rush is to sell picks and shovels. The worst way, presumably, would be to run a government taskforce drafting regulations for the retailers of picks and shovels. Perhaps...

Anthony Albanese quizzed on Woodside’s North West Shelf project during New York climate event
The Prime Minister has defended his Government’s recent decision to extend Woodside’s North West Shelf gas project while facing extensive questioning during a climate event in New York. Appearing at the New York Times’ Climate Forward conference...

Jaishankar holds bilateral talks with counterparts from Mexico, Cyprus, Pacific nations on sidelines of UNGA
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Mexico, Cyprus, and several Pacific Island nations on the sidelines of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, reaffirming...
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S. Jaishankar engages with Mexico, Cyprus, and Pacific leaders on UNGA sidelines
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar holds bilateral talks with his counterparts from Mexico, Cyprus, and Pacific Island nations on sidelines of UNGA, The meetings focus on strengthening bilateral relations, exploring new roadmaps for...

World News | India Hosts FIPIC Foreign Ministers Meeting in NY, Strengthens Ties with Pacific Island Nations
New York [US], September 25 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar hosted the Foreign Ministers Meeting (FMM) of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) in New York, highlighting the progress of a 12-point action plan...

India hosts FIPIC Foreign Ministers Meeting in NY, strengthens ties with Pacific Island nations
New York [US], September 25 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar hosted the Foreign Ministers Meeting (FMM) of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) in New York, highlighting the progress of a 12-point action plan...

Jaishankar Meets Global Leaders At UN, Reaffirms India’s Stand On Cyprus And Bilateral Ties
United Nations: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar continued his diplomacy among the top officials gathered here for the high-level session, convening meetings on Security Council reform, and outreach to the Pacific. He also met...

EAM Jaishankar calls for unity of Global South on UNSC reforms
United Nations: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar continued his diplomacy among the top officials gathered here for the high-level session, convening meetings on Security Council reform and outreach to the Pacific. He also met...