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Seized drugs include 232kg of methamphetamine and 1,646kg of cocaine. Comgend Polynésie française OFAST via RNZ Pacific PAPE’ETE (RNZ Pacific/Pacnews) — Authorities in French Polynesia are claiming another “historic” drug haul for a total 331 million euros (U.S. $383 million) stre…

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review his arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2025. REUTERS SEOUL (Reuters) — South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is in detention while on trial and …

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for Nauruan President David Adeang in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, March 25, 2024. CGTN photo (Government of Nauru) — President David Adeang said his government’s decision i…

Vacationers stand on balconies at the “Alohilani Resort” looking toward Waikiki Beach after authorities warned of the possibility of tsunami waves, following an earthquake which earlier struck off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, in Honolulu, Hawaii, July 29, 2025. REUTERS (Reuters) …

Hokkons Baules  KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — A proposal from the United States to relocate asylum seekers to Palau has been firmly rejected by the OEK, Palau’s National Congress, and the Council of Chiefs, with leaders calling it “dead on arrival.” The proposal, presented to Palauan leadership on…

FSM President Wesley Simina and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed the Pentagon’s plan to invest $2 billion in the Pacific nation in March 2025. File photo courtesy of the Office of the FSM President/Pacific Island Times (Pacific Island Times) — The U.S. Department of Defense has r…

APIA/PAGO PAGO (Talamua Online/Talanei News/Pacnews) — A claim by Samoa Police Commissioner Auapaau Logoitino Filipo that American Samoa is the main source of methamphetamine coming into Samoa is not sitting well with the territory’s lawmakers. TalaNei reports that Rep. Ape Mark Asifoa raised the i…

Palau’s Capitol in Ngerulmud.  KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — Palau’s national legislature has called on President Surangel Whipps Jr. to take urgent action to ensure Palauan citizens deported from the United States are returned directly to Palau, not to offshore detention centers such as the…

U.S. Army Cpl. Rogelio Argueta gives commands during practice missile reload and unload drills on a THAAD system trainer at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in 2019. Photo by Capt. Adan Cazarez/U.S. Army HAGÅTÑA (Pacific Island Times) — While the proposed Guam missile defense system is considered an …

HAGÅTÑA, Guam — The U.S. Missile Defense Agency, in cooperation with the Department of the Navy, has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement  for the Enhanced Integrated Air and Missile Defense system on Guam. This marks a significant milestone in the Department of Defense’s efforts to bo…