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.

A Tongan drug bust this month has put a spotlight on transnational criminal links in the Pacific, just as the island nation is about to host regional leaders for annual talks. Transnational crime is ...

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 ...

Speaking at a gathering of Pacific Island regional leaders on Tuesday in Tonga’s capital Nuku’alofa, he warned there was “no lifeboat to take us back to safety”. “This is a crazy ...

Isabella Murphy began rediscovering her cultural roots after her grandmother's funeral, where she was exposed to traditional Tongan practices. A designated language school has been set up in ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Samoa held off a second-half revival by visitors Tonga to post a 43-17 win in Apia on Friday and their first victory in the Pacific Nations Cup. Winger Tuna Tuitama scored two tries as Samoa took ...

(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, noting the ...