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Japanese WWII destroyer Teruzuki found, 800m deep in Pacific 83 years later

For more than eight decades, the Japanese destroyer Teruzuki lay hidden beneath the waters off the Solomon Islands, its final resting place unseen by modern explorers. That changed in July 2025, when an international research team located the World War II warship on the seabed of Iron Bottom Sound. According…

The Times of India · Oct 13

Leonardo DiCaprio and Prince Albert II team up to protect Solomon Islands

Prince Albert II of Monaco and Leonardo DiCaprio have returned to a shared environmental cause, this time in the Solomon Islands, where they joined a National Geographic expedition focused on marine conservation. The visit brought the Monaco sovereign into the field alongside marine biologist Enric Sala and the team behind…

The Times of India · Oct 7

Why Solomon Islands PM had to apologise to Albanese

Anthony Albanese has met with his Pacific counterpart for the third time in almost as many months on the sidelines of the UN.

AAP · Sep 21

Rare sunlight trick transforms Pacific island into a giant silver 'magnifying glass' — Earth from space

A 2023 astronaut photo captured a "sunglint" illuminating the sea surrounding one of the Solomon Islands. The rare phenomenon also transformed the Pacific's largest lake into a shining silver "lens."

LiveScience · Aug 25

In 1943, a US Corsair ditched off the Solomon Islands; more than 80 years later, it sits upright 174 feet underwater as a living reef

Marine biologists are studying World War Two wrecks in the Pacific. These sunken aircraft have become artificial reefs, supporting diverse marine life. Decades-old wrecks provide hard surfaces for coral and sponge larvae to attach. Researchers observe these unintended reefs as vital for studying coral adaptability. The 'Koviki' Corsair wreck serves…

The Times of India · Aug 7

In 2016, a Pacific island disappeared beneath the sea; now a breathtaking sculpture marks exact spot and is slowly transforming

A new sculpture commemorates Kale Island, which disappeared beneath rising seas a decade ago in the Solomon Islands. Created by British marine artist Jason deCaires Taylor, the artwork is designed to become a living habitat for corals, seabirds and other marine life while drawing attention to the impacts of climate…

The Economic Times · Jul 31

Body recovered after deadly gold mine landslide in Solomon Islands

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The Independent UK · Jul 29

Albanese juggles national security and trade in foreign policy bonanza. The stakes could not be higher

China may be the biggest loser in landmark week where the PM met leaders of India, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea

The Guardian - AU · Jul 10

Threats may change, but geography doesn’t. It’s time for Australia to be a good neighbour to the Pacific

In the past week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signed security and defence agreements with Vanuatu and Fiji, visited Fiji and Solomon Islands, and hosted leaders from Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga in Brisbane.

The Conversation · Jul 10

China’s missile test in Pacific ‘great concern to region and world’, says US

US and Pacific nations condemn China for ‘provocation’ in aftermath of test-firing ballistic missile

The Independent UK · Jul 7