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Marshall Islands: The only nation on earth without a football team fighting for recognition

The Marshall Islands are the only country that does not play football - but all that is about to change following the appointment of technical director Lloyd Owers

Daily Mirror

Pacific group urges NZ to support stricter shipping decarbonisation plans

A pledge that developing countries won’t wear the costs of ships going green will this year go before the International Maritime Organization.

Newsroom.co.nz

US nears new cooperation deals with Pacific Island nations

The Biden administration is nearing deals with two Pacific Island nations to extend their special ties with the United States, as U.S.-China rivalry for influence in the region heats up

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Activists urge U.S. apology, fair compensation, for U.S. Pacific nuclear testing

More than 100 arms-control, environmental and other activist groups have urged the Biden administration to formally apologize to the Marshall Islands for the impact of massive nuclear testing there in the 1940s and '50s and to provide fair compensation.

Reuters

Major U.N. powers question Pacific islanders' call for nuclear legacy help

Nuclear powers have criticized an effort led by the Marshall Islands at the United Nations to seek help on dealing with the consequences of nuclear testing, sources following the talks involving countries including the United States, Britain, Russia, India and China told Reuters.

Reuters

Biden's Pacific strategy heralds new engagement in region

The White House is unveiling a Pacific strategy designed to bolster U.S. engagement with more than a dozen island nations on issues including climate change and maritime security

The Independent UK

US Pacific summit faces rocky start as island leaders reject Washington’s offers

Joe Biden is hosting a landmark summit, but leaked documents seen by the Guardian reveal diplomatic discord over US proposals for the region

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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

The Independent UK

Marshall Islands head: We must tame 'climate change monster'

Marshall Islands President David Kabua called for world leaders gathered at the U_N_ General Assembly to declare war on what he calls “the climate change monster.”

The Independent UK

Marshall Islands urges U.S. to better address nuclear legacy, climate

The president of the Marshall Islands on Tuesday welcomed what he called progress towards a new association agreement with the United States, but said it is vital to better address the legacy of U.S. nuclear testing and climate change.

Reuters

Ex-president demands inquiry into Marshall Islands ‘mini-state plot’

Hilda Heine calls for investigation into Chinese couple’s alleged efforts to bribe officials to help set up tax haven

The Guardian - UK

Marshall Islands, haven from Covid for two years, gets 3,000 cases in space of weeks

Pacific country had recorded no community transmission of the virus until last week, and healthcare is struggling to cope

The Guardian - AU

Marshall Islands celebrate first 'Iroojlaplap' in 50 years

Thousands participated this week in a lavish ceremony in the Marshall Islands marking the first formal coronation of a paramount chief in around 50 years.

Bangkok Post

U.S. and Marshall Islands seek economic assistance deal by yearend

The United States and the Marshall Islands agreed to try to reach a deal on U.S. economic assistance by late 2022, according to a statement seen by Reuters on Friday, a sign of momentum in talks as Washington worries about China's expanding Pacific influence.

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Biden envoy to visit Marshall Islands as U.S. concerns grow about China's Pacific push

President Joe Biden's special envoy for talks with three tiny but strategically important Pacific island nations will lead a delegation to the Marshall Islands next week amid growing U.S. worries about China's efforts to expand its influence in the region.

Liverpool Echo

Oil tanker sailing from Russian port docks in Merseyside

The ship, STI Fulham, is sailing under the Marshall Islands flag

Reuters

Marshall Islands says looking at 'expelling' Russian ships on its registry

The Marshall Islands is considering "expelling" from their ship registry any Russian yachts or boats that have been targeted by Western-led sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, its foreign minister said on Friday.

Reuters

Marshall Islands says 'strongly committed' to Taiwan ties

The president of the Marshall Islands pledged firm commitment to ties with Taiwan on Tuesday, offering his support at a time when Taiwan is facing increased diplomatic pressure from Beijing.

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Micronesian States Put Break from Pacific Bloc on Hold

Five Micronesian nations suspended on Saturday breakaway plans from a crucial Pacific Islands political bloc as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in the region. The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru and Palau "have agreed to temporarily rescind their withdrawal" from the Pacific Islands Forum,…

Reuters

With Blinken in Pacific, Marshall Islands says talks on U.S. military access 'stalled'

Even as America's top diplomat visits the Pacific region seeking to counter China's growing power and influence, the Washington ambassador of the tiny Marshall Islands said talks aimed at renewing agreements covering access for the U.S. military have stalled.

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