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Tonga elects new prime minister after predecessor’s sudden resignation

‘Aisake Valu Eke, former finance minister, is set to lead the Pacific nation until elections in November 2025.

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Tonga's Prime Minister Resigns Ahead Of No-Confidence Vote

Tonga's Prime Minister resigns before no-confidence vote, leaving nation in uncertainty amid tensions with monarchy.

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Tonga prime minister resigns ahead of no-confidence vote

Siaosi Sovaleni’s resignation ends a standoff with King Tupou VI, who said the PM no longer had his confidence.

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Tonga’s prime minister quits moments before parliament’s no-confidence motion

Sovaleni, who took office in 2021, did not specify a reason for his departure

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Pacific Island leaders endorse joint policing plan

Pacific Island leaders endorsed a landmark regional policing plan Wednesday at a summit in Tonga, a contentious move seen as trying to limit China's security role in the region.

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Pacific Islands leaders to meet as region faces ‘polycrisis’ of threats

Climate change will top the agenda as leaders of 18 nations meet in Tonga from August 26.

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Tonga ministers quit amid standoff with powerful monarch

Crisis erupted last month after King Tupou VI abruptly withdrew ‘confidence and consent’ for three ministries.

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Biden pledges more aid to Pacific islands to counter growing Chinese influence

Leaders of Pacific island states have been given star treatment in Washington but Chinese influence is the spectre at the feast

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Biden seeks to win over Pacific leaders as Solomon Islands turns back on talks

‘Historic’ summit seen as part of effort to counter Beijing in the region as Pacific leaders seek more support on climate change

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Pacific pulling power: western leaders rush to region in effort to counter China

Week of visits by Emmanuel Macron, Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin underlines concerns over Beijing’s growing influence

The Guardian - AU

The U.S. dedicates a new embassy in Tonga in a bid for more influence in the Pacific

Tonga is just one stop on a tour of the Pacific by Secretary of State Antony Blinken this week. He is the latest in a parade of US diplomats to visit Oceania in the last year.

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China's foreign minister arrives in Tonga on Pacific tour

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Tonga on Tuesday as he continued his regional island-hopping tour a day after failing to ink an ambitious deal with 10 South Pacific nations

The Independent UK

86,000 bottles of water on the wall: Tonga struggles with post-volcano waste problem

Tonga has seen an increase in plastic waste since the tsunami in January, after huge quantities of supplies were brought in for relief efforts

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Tonga eruption: PM says rebuilding lives will take time due to trauma

Siaosi Sovaleni says people’s mental health must be addressed after the volcanic eruption and tsunami

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Help arrives in Tonga in response to the volcanic eruption and tsunami, but the island nation fears COVID could come too

Air force planes from both countries are delivering humanitarian supplies, as the head of Tonga's World Health Organization office says the local government is "very cautious" about letting in humanitarian support personnel due to the risk of COVID-19.

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