PACNEWS THREE, Tuesday 4 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Top U.S admiral warns against coercion, says no nation will dominate Indo-Pacific2. PACIFIC — Pacific health leaders gather to shape future as PMA marks 30 years3. FIJI —
PACNEWS TWO, Tuesday 4 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific climate summit plans shift as Tuvalu pushes world leaders to witness frontline crisis2. NAURU — Nauru, the world’s 3rd-smallest country, changes its name to
PACNEWS SPORTS, Tuesday 4 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. COMMONWEALTH GAMES — Team Pacific signs off Glasgow26 with a judo medal, Silver Ferns gold as all eyes turn to 20302. COMMONWEALTH GAMES — Tarona Taafaki earns tiny Tuvalu first-ever
PACNEWS ONE, Tuesday 4 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — UN Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix officially launches UN Police Peacekeeping course2. TONGA — Tonga to hold two by-elections after ministers quit over bribery
PACNEWS THREE, 03 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. UN — UN Chief warns El Niño is intensifying climate crisis as extreme heat escalates2. UN — Strong El Niño ahead, UN weather agency warns3. VAN — Vanuatu Government maintains
PACNEWS TWO 03 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific Ship Rider agreements strengthen, not surrender, sovereignty: Dr Aqorau2. FIJI — No concerns raised over pre-COP31 attendance, says Fiji’s Ministry of Environment
RMI and New Taipei seal museum pact
THE Republic of the Marshall Islands and New Taipei City have formalised a sister museum partnership to strengthen cultural cooperation and preserve Austronesian heritage. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed
PACNEWS SPORTS, 03 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. RUGBY — New Samoa Rugby Football Union launched2. RUGBY — Samoa captain and coach urge resolution for their country’s ‘best interests’3. COMMONWEALTH GAMES — Tarona
PACNEWS ONE, 03 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. NEW|CALE — Kingmaker candidate elected new president of New Caledonia’s government2. COOKS — Cook Islands election: ‘The political party system is facing extinction’3. PNG
PACNEWS TWO, 31 JULY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Australia may be forced to loosen attendance requirements at UN climate event in Pacific, foreign officials say2. PACIFIC — Pacific nations secure millions to prepare for
PACNEWS ONE, 31 JULY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific priorities amplified as findings of global midterm review of the Global Biodiversity Framework placed under microscope2. COOKS — Opposition rejects coalition, Cook
