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The Pacific Islands Forum, an 18-member intergovernmental organization, convened Monday in Palau to discuss regional cooperation and security. Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung joined Palau President Surangel Whipps at Sunday's ceremony, where Taiwan donated a fleet of electric buses to the host nation. China formally...
China has issued a travel advisory urging its citizens to reconsider visiting Palau, according to WION. The move targets Palau's tourism-dependent economy amid deteriorating bilateral relations between Beijing and the Pacific island nation. WION notes that China has previously used travel warnings and economic pressure...
The Associated Press and The Guardian obtained documents showing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made statements to Congress in 2025 that contradict his actual communications about a 2019 trip to Samoa. The documents indicate he sought to study vaccine-related issues in the Pacific island...