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‘Rambo’ Rabuka returns as Fiji’s prime minister

Former military commander Sitiveni Rabuka was on Saturday confirmed as Fiji’s prime minister, after accusing the outgoing government of stoking “fear and chaos” to...

Fiji deploys military as PM refuses to concede poll defeat

Fiji’s long-time prime minister said on Thursday the military had been deployed to maintain “law and order,” as the former coup leader refused to...

Fiji election deadlocked with all votes counted

Final results showed Fiji's general election deadlocked Sunday, with neither incumbent Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama nor his political rival Sitiveni Rabuka heading for a...

UN meet sees blitz of pledges to protect ailing oceans

A major UN conference on how to restore the faltering health of global oceans kicked off in Lisbon this week with a flurry of...

Amid fears proposal would cement ‘Beijing’s orbit’: China fails to ink Pacific security pact

Talks between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and 10 Pacific Island nations failed to reach an agreement on a wide-ranging security deal Monday, after...

Fiji PM says 50 peacekeepers headed to crisis-hit Solomon Islands

Fiji will deploy 50 troops to an Australian-led peacekeeping force in the Solomon Islands following anti-government rioting that razed parts of the capital Honiara,...

Super cyclone Yasa slams into Fiji; triggers floods

Super cyclone Yasa slammed into Fiji’s second-largest island Thursday, tearing roofs off buildings as it triggered flash floods and landslides in the Pacific island...

Fiji, Tonga warned vs. twin cyclones

Fiji and Tonga issued severe weather warnings Tuesday as twin cyclones intensified near the Pacific island nations, with Fijian  officials preparing evacuation centres amid...

Pacific island nations: Help save the planet

Pacific island nations on the frontline of climate change demanded Friday the world “get serious” about saving the planet ahead of UN-brokered talks on...

Chinese envoy slams aid critics

Wellington"•China’s ambassador to Samoa labeled the critics of Beijing’s activities in the Pacific “ignorant” and “prejudiced” Tuesday in the latest testy public missive from...

At-risk nations to make case at climate summit

Katowice, Poland"•Nations most threatened by rising sea levels and devastating droughts will use a UN summit in Poland on Monday to urge richer countries...

Coup-plagued Fiji goes to the polls

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