HONG KONG, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 jolted 72 km west of Pangai, Tonga, at 23:29 GMT on Sunday (07:29 Beijing Time), the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter ...

NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga — The contestant stood just offstage, nervously shifting in her stilettos. A pink dress clung to her muscular frame, and her hair was pinned back with red flowers.

Tonga faced significant obstacles in preparing for the event as it is still recovering from the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption, which caused widespread damage. To accommodate ...

Emissions-belching nations were challenged to stump up for climate-related damage as a key Pacific islands summit opened on Monday, with low-lying Tuvalu declaring: "If you pollute, you should pay.

Tonga first half dominance gave them edge over Canada, winning 30-17 in the Pacific Nations cup quarterfinal for fifth place play-off on Saturday. Canada started off positively by winning the ball ...

Tonga has seen 1,010 people returned after criminal overseas since 1998, the majority since 2010. Most arrive from the United States, but New Zealand and Australia are also key deporting states. Most ...

Sept 3 (Reuters) - Tonga's Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni underscored the role of police to provide "freedom from fear" in democracies in a speech to Pacific Islands police chiefs on Tuesday ...

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As strategic competition grows more intense in the Pacific, Pacific Island Forum leaders' meetings are becoming increasingly crowded and contested spaces. Pacific leaders are once again preparing ...