Political Leadership and Regionalism, Peace and Security
- Pacific leaders win historic UN seats (Islands Business)
- New Caledonia: Case dismissed for pro-independence Kanak leader Christian Téin (RNZ)
- Micronesia: Concerns raised at US plans to deploy mobile nuclear reactors in the Pacific (Pacific Beat/Audio)
- Pacific leaders say decolonization remains unfinished decades after nuclear testing (Pacific Island Times)
- Guam: Modular nuclear reactor already in production, Indo-Pacific identified for potential deployment (Marianas Business Journal)
- Palau Challenges Russia Over Fake News Operation, Raises Security Concerns Ahead of Pacific Islands Forum (Island Times)
- Israel opens high-tech diplomatic base in Fiji as protests erupt over Gaza war fallout (PMN)
- Palau Protests Unauthorized Chinese Research Vessel Activity in Its EEZ (Island Times)
- Guam signs seabed mining ban, but the harder fight is just beginning (Guam Daily Post)
- Where the runway becomes a playground: Tuvalu’s fight for a resilient future (Islands Business)
- Guam, CNMI make joint pitch to feds to include Philippines in visa waiver exemption (Guam PDN)
- Tokelau faces major financial crisis after expulsion from key regional fisheries scheme (PACNEWS)
- Gov. Josh Green on the legislative session, Hawaiʻi’s energy resources (HPR)
- Legal training strengthens capability across Cook Islands Government (Cook Island News)
- Hawaiʻi Primary Shows There’s Still Hunger For Public Service (Civil Beat)
People-Centered Development
- Niue Museum workshop aims to uncover and preserve forgotten tātatau traditions (PMN)
- Rapa Nui gathering of Pacific leaders focuses on cultural, voyaging exchanges and marine conservation (Maui Now)
- Moana magic: Pacific Dance Festival 2026 opens in Māngere with biggest line-up yet (PMN)
- Women’s voices key to Pacific progress (FBC News)
- Federated States of Micronesia: Typhoon Sinlaku aid survey reveals need for transparent relief handling (Pacific Beat/Audio)
- Samoa’s main hospital rationing medicine amid critical shortage (RNZ)
- Guam: Public Health confirms another case of whooping cough, total at 17 this year (Guam PDN)
- Tonga and Chinese Foundation sign health partnership agreement (Talanoa o Tonga)
- Fiji reaffirms commitment to disability inclusion (FBC News)
- Guam Education Board member seeks immediate halt on plans to close southern schools (Guam PDN)
- At least 2.5 million benefitted from education subsidy: PNG PM (The National)
- Kiribati picked to host 2030 Micronesian Games (Guam PDN)
Climate Change and Disasters, Ocean and Environment
- Marshall Islands declares emergency following destructive fire on Ebeye (RNZ)
- ‘When it comes to these threats, we have to be ready to rock and roll:’ Marianas, Micronesia can expect up to seven more storms in 2026 (Pacific Island Times)
- Solomon Islands reaffirms full support for Weather Ready Pacific as Honiara hosts regional meeting (Pasifika Environews)
- El Niño on the Way: Pacific communities urged to prepare as WMO confirms developing conditions (Secretariat of the Regional Environment Programme)
- Reading the Sky: How New Automatic Weather Stations Are Protecting Pacific Food, Families, and Futures (Islands Business)
- Polynesia will strengthen the protection of the world’s largest marine protected area (Tahiti Infos)
- Marshall Islands: Ujelang Atoll shows signs of recovery after decades of nuclear exile – scientists (PMN)
- Pacific leaders at Tokyo summit say ocean management is a matter of survival (RNZ)
- Federated States of Micronesia: Yap Resilience Hub Project Launches to Support and Strengthen Coral Reef Resilience (The Nature Conservancy)
- Ocean explorers embark on seafloor mapping expedition in Marianas region (Pacific Island Times)
- Tuvalu calls for “transformational change” at GEF Assembly (Islands Business)
- Federated States of Micronesia: SPC strengthens climate action capacity in FSM through facilitating agents’ training (Islands Business)
Resources and Economic Development, Technology and Connectivity
- Northern Marianas Islands: Super Typhoon Sinlaku wipes out up to 60 percent of Saipan livestock (RNZ)
- Guam’s network under constant threat from hackers and ‘adversaries’ (Pacific Beat/Audio)
- Good news for businesses and residents of the FSM and for grant recipients in the NMI and Guam (Marianas Business Journal)
- Forum Foreign Ministers activate regional crisis mechanism as Middle East conflict threatens Pacific fuel and supply chains (PACNEWS)
- Empty Shelves: Young Brothers Misses 3 Shipments To Molokaʻi In 21 Days (Civil Beat)
- New EU freezer rules put Pacific tuna exporters on notice (Islands Business)
- American Samoa: Amata highlights $12.2 million nutrition support in Agriculture appropriations (Samoa News)
- Fiji, New Caledonia: Nadi-Nouméa flights to return in September (Islands Business)
- United Airlines moves up all 737-MAX services in Micronesia and to Manila and other travel and transportation news (Marianas Business Journal)
- Fijian Kava initiative seeks global link for farmers (Islands Business)
- Samoa government launches new five-year development plan (Samoa Observer)
- Samoa water utility turns to long-term planning amid climate pressures (Pacific Island Times)
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