Australia and Vanuatu have signed a wide-ranging economic and security agreement that prohibits the establishment of any foreign military base in the Pacific island nation, marking a significant step in regional security cooperation. The agreement, known as the Nakamal Agreement, was signed in Canberra by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham […]
Pacific Islands
Solomon Islands Still Battling WWII Bombs
HONIARA: When Solomon Islander Dennis Phillip struck metal while ploughing his field, he discovered not a rock — but one of the many unexploded World War II bombs still buried beneath the Pacific nation’s soil. From 1942 to 1945, fierce fighting between Japanese and Allied forces left behind tens of thousands of munitions. Today, these […]