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Tuvalu Elects Feleti Teo As Prime Minister

Feleti Teo becomes Tuvalu's new prime minister, potentially affecting China-Taiwan relations and Australia's security treaty in the South Pacific.

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Tuvalu names Feleti Teo as its new prime minister

The nation's former attorney general was named prime minister of the tiny South Pacific nation Monday. It was not immediately clear how the new government will affect China's influence in the country.

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Culture, democracy and clout: why three Pacific countries are sticking with Taiwan

Tuvalu, Palau and the Marshall Islands hold diplomatic ties with Taiwan despite pressure from China to switch sides

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Australia-Tuvalu deal on climate and security may be at risk, intelligence boss says

Senior intelligence officer agrees deal is facing risk of unravelling amid ‘political change and turbulence’ in Pacific nation after elections

The Guardian - AU

Tuvalu’s pro-Taiwan leader loses seat in closely watched election

Tuvalu is one of only 12 remaining diplomatic allies of Taipei amid growing US-China rivalry in the Pacific.

Al Jazeera

Tuvalu’s pro-Taiwan prime minister Kausea Natano loses seat in partial election results

The results fuel concern that the micronation could switch diplomatic recognition to Beijing, as votes continue to be counted

The Guardian - AU

Voting begins in tiny Tuvalu in election that reverberates from China to Australia

The elections come as China, the U.S. and others wrangle for influence in the South Pacific region. Tuvalu is one of 12 countries that have official diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

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Tuvalu election: what’s happening, and what could it mean for Taiwan, China and the Pacific?

The Pacific island has a population of just 11,000 but its political leadership could decide whether Taiwan loses another critical ally in the Pacific

The Guardian - AU

Australia offers refuge to Tuvaluans as rising sea levels threaten Pacific archipelago

As sea levels continue to rise due to global warming, Tuvalu, a small archipelago in the Pacific, is seeing its territory disappear underwater, threatening the survival of its more than 11,000 inhabitants. A new treaty with Australia, however, will soon allow Tuvaluans to move to the largest country in Oceania,…

France 24

The country offering visas to climate change victims

New climate-based immigration plan will grant visas to 280 Tuvalu nationals each year

The Independent UK

Tuvalu residency and security treaty: what is it and why is Australia doing it?

The deal helps offset criticism from the Pacific about Australian emissions, but it also brings it into the western orbit and away from China

The Guardian - AU

Australia offers refuge to Tuvalu citizens affected by climate crisis in landmark deal

New climate-based immigration plan will grant visas to 280 Tuvalu nationals each year

The Independent UK

Australia offers refuge to Tuvalu citizens impacted by climate crisis in landmark agreement

Australia will allow 280 people a year to migrate from Tuvalu

Evening Standard

Australia offers to help Tuvalu residents escape rising seas and other ravages of climate change

Australia is offering the island nation of Tuvalu a lifeline to help residents escape the rising seas and increased storms that climate change is bringing

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Australia to offer residency to Tuvalu citizens displaced by climate change

Anthony Albanese announces immigration plan with special visa category for people affected by rising sea levels in the vulnerable Pacific island nation

The Guardian - AU

Pacific Islands Forum: Australia under pressure to rein in fossil fuel subsidies

A fraction of $11bn federal handouts could be used to fully fund the shift to clean energy in eight island countries, report claims

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Energy Minister, Tuvalu Prime Minister Discuss Energy Cooperation

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman met with Prime Minister of Tuvalu Kausea Natano in Riyadh. During the meeting, the two officials discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, prospects for joint cooperation in energy fields, and ways to develop ties. They also reviewed the Kingdom's initiatives to preserve…

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Tuvalu prepares to recede into the sea

The small Pacific island aspires to maintain its sovereignty even as it disappears into the ocean

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Takeaways: Bold proposals and 'net zero' criticism at COP27

The second day of leaders' speeches at the UN's climate conference included bold proposals, recommendations to crack down and standardize “net zero” claims and continued discussion about the situation of a jailed pro-democracy activist who is on a hunger and water strike

The Independent UK

Amid rising seas, island nations push for legal protection

When and if an island nation fully submerges due to climate change, what happens to the nationalities of its citizens

The Independent UK

Biden looks to win over Pacific Island leaders at summit

President Joe Biden is set to host Pacific Island leaders for a two-day summit as the U.S. looks to counter China’s influence in the region

The Independent UK

Drowning island nations: 'This is how a Pacific atoll dies'

Heads of state from Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands have launched a “Rising Nations Initiative” as they race toward solutions to a rising ocean level that will make their countries all but uninhabitable in the coming decades

Al Jazeera

Tuvalu promises to ‘stand firm’ with Taiwan amid Pacific rivalry

The tiny nation is one of four in the Pacific that still maintains formal ties with Taiwan.

Reuters

Tiny Tuvalu to 'stand firm' with Taiwan as Pacific competition hots up

The leader of the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu pledged on a trip to Taiwan on Monday to "stand firm" on a commitment to lasting ties, drawing Taiwan's thanks at a time of growing competition as China expands its influence in the region.

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