Hegseth: US committed to defense of Pacific territories against China
HAGATNA, Guam – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reaffirmed the US is committed to defending the Pacific territories of Guam and Northern Mariana Islands and...
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Unexploded WWII bombs plague Palau amid US military build-up
Read this story at BenarNews PELELIU, Palau — Palauan Sharla Paules surveys the contaminated ground of her lush tropical home island of Peleliu, still littered...
North Korean launch of ‘new’ missile fires up Guam security debate
Read this story on BenarNews HAGATNA, Guam — North Korea’s launch of a “new” intermediate range ballistic missile earlier this week that “will reliably contain...
Teenagers fight US militarization of Palau with UN complaint over rights violations
Read this story on BenarNews KOROR, Palau — School students in Palau are taking on the United States military with a legal complaint to the...
US election: Trump II to affect trade, security in SE Asia, experts say
Donald Trump’s return to the White House may cause trade to slow down in Southeast Asia and raise regional tensions amid an expected worsening of...
Climate ‘flashpoint’ looms for Trump’s China-centric focus on Pacific: US analysts
Growing U.S. security and diplomatic ties with Pacific island nations are unlikely to slow even if American foreign policy undergoes a major shake-up during Donald...
Pacific push sees UN launch first nuclear war impact study in 35 years
The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly in favor of an independent scientific panel to report on the physical and societal consequences of nuclear...
