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MANILA (Reuters) — Former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte was sent to The Hague on Tuesday hours after he was arrested in Manila at the request of the International Criminal Court as part of its probe into a “war on drugs” that defined his presidency. Duterte, a maverick ex-mayor and …

Jeff Hurd (Pacific Island Times/Pacnews) — American territories in the Pacific need more national support amid growing threats from China and North Korea, according to Rep. Jeff Hurd, chair of the House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. The subcommittee heari…

MAJURO (RNZ Pacific/Pacnews) — Marshall Islands defense provisions could “fairly easily” be considered to run against the nuclear-free treaty that they are now a signatory to, a veteran journalist in Majuro says. The South Pacific’s nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament treaty…

Hilda Heine RAROTONGA (Cook Islands Government/Pacnews) — The Cook Islands has welcomed the Marshall Islands by signing the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty, also known as the Treaty of Rarotonga. In welcoming RMI’s signing, Cook Islands Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Tepaeru Herrmann, reflect…

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol gestures outside the Seoul detention center after his release, in Uiwang, South Korea, March 8, 2025. SEOUL (Reuters) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol walked out of a detention center on Saturday after prosecutors decided not to appeal a court d…

Guam Attorney General Douglas Moylan attends the “No Men in Women’s Sports Roundtable Discussion” in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 27, 2025. HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Attorney General Douglas Moylan will brief the Guam Department of Education on his recent trip to Washington, D.…

The wreckage of a Philippine jet fighter, and the two pilots, were found in the Kalatungan mountains in the southern Mindanao region on Wednesday. MANILA (Reuters) — Two Philippine air force pilots were killed after their aircraft crashed during an anti-insurgency mission in a southern province, mi…

WASHINGTON (Pacific Island Times/Pacnews) — President Donald Trump’s new administration has brought a flood of confusion and chaos nationwide and around the world as he settled into the Oval Office starting on day one. Before he sat down to sign a pile of executive orders that would turn the world …

KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — Authorities in Palau confiscated methamphetamine and ammunition in two separate drug busts in February, leading to felony charges against the defendants, the Attorney General’s Office has announced.  Charges range from trafficking a controlled substance to possession …

KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — Palau voted against a United Nations resolution condemning Russia’s continued aggression against Ukraine last week, marking a sharp reversal from its previous positions. The nonbinding resolution, which denounced Russia’s actions, received 93 votes in favor, 18 agains…