MELBOURNE, Australia — Solomon Islands lawmakers elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as prime minister Thursday in a development that suggests the South Pacific island nation will maintain ...

Police said the machines were torched by unknown people who are not happy with Gold Ridge Mining, but it has also been ...

In the far reaches of the Pacific, scattered east of Papua New Guinea, lies an archipelago that ...

A United States Coast Guard cutter conducting patrols on an international mission in the Pacific Ocean was denied entry to a port in the Solomon Islands raising concerns about China's growing ...

Medical history was made again at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) with Solomon Islands’ first ever kidney stone removal ...

MANILA, Philippines — A new deal on police cooperation is just one of the many agreements signed between the Solomon Islands and China this week, as the two countries seek to establish a ...

Security and geopolitical concerns drowned out the Solomon Islands’ most pressing issues in 2025 — political instability and ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - China has exported its village surveillance model to the Solomon Islands in the Pacific, where Chinese police are piloting fingerprint and data collection to curb social unrest, ...

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare told his Australian counterpart on Thursday he would not do anything that undermined Pacific security and would not allow military bases in his country ...

BEIJING (AP) — Leaders of the Solomon Islands and China promised Monday to expand relations that have fueled unease in Washington and Australia about Beijing’s influence in the South Pacific. Prime ...

The Solomon Islands were rocked by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday, prompting residents to flee for higher ground. Australia's embassy, the airport and shopping malls were damaged. The quake ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The U.S. opened an embassy in the Solomon Islands on Thursday in its latest move to counter China’s push in the Pacific. The embassy in the capital, Honiara, is starting ...