HONIARA (AFP) – A top US diplomat warned Pacific Islands of a new struggle against violent power-hungry regimes on Sunday (Aug 7), as she visited the Solomon Islands to mark the 80th anniversary of World War II’s Battle of Guadalcanal. With China’s military carrying out war drills around Taiwan and Russia bombarding Ukraine, Deputy Secretary […]
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Tonga should determine its future, not China or any other country, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said during a multi-leg trip to Pacific nations amid growing geopolitical tensions. At a televised event with university students in the Tonga capital Nuku’alofa on Saturday (Aug 6), Ms Sherman said the United States […]