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Drivers line up to cross southward through the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona, Jan. 24, 2025. WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — Mexico has refused a request from President Donald Trump’s administration to allow a U.S. military aircraft deporting migrants to land in the co…

Newly confirmed U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters at the State Department in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2025. (Reuters) —  New U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed China’s “dangerous and destabilizing actions in the South China Sea” with his Philippi…

The Capitol of Palau is the palace of the Palau National Congress, and is located in Ngerulmud. KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — The 12th Palau National Government was officially installed Thursday last week, marking a peaceful transition of power with a mix of returning and new leaders signaling pot…

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Attorney General Douglas Moylan’s call for a temporary staging area for homeless individuals has sparked further debate among Guam’s leadership, highlighting differing approaches to addressing the island’s homeless population amid concerns about eco…

Surangel Whipps Jr. KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — President Surangel Whipps Jr., in his second inaugural address in Ngerulmud on Thursday last week, laid out an ambitious vision for Palau, emphasizing unity, self-reliance, and sustainability. Marking 30 years since the establishment of Palau’s con…

President Donald Trump meets with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. BEIJING (Reuters) — Donald Trump unexpectedly held off tariffs on China on his first day back at the White House and did not single …

Congresswoman Amata and Secretary Haaland with the signed decision memorandum finalizing American Samoa’s amendments. WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of the American Samoa Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Aumua Amata joined outgoing Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland at the Department…

Aumua Amata WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of the American Samoa Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Aumua Amata will serve on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee or HVAC for the 119th Congress, and as vice chair of the full committee in recognition of her seniority as a longstanding part of t…

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng attends a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China Jan. 11, 2025. BEIJING (Reuters) — Chinese officials and ordinary people are hopeful but on edge as Donald Trump returns to the White House, eager to avoid a repeat of the bruising trade war that dr…

Aumua Amata WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of the American Samoa Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Aumua Amata has introduced a renewal of the American Samoa Economic Development Credit, a tax extender long known as 30A based on the section of the Internal Revenue Service code, as H.R. 399 in …