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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.

Al Jazeera · Dec 24, 2024

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.

Top News · Dec 9, 2024

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.

Al Jazeera · Dec 9, 2024

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

The Guardian - US · Sep 25, 2023

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

The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2023

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 · Jul 29, 2023

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.

WEKU · Jul 26, 2023

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 · May 31, 2022

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

The Guardian - AU · Apr 17, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2022