Fiji and US forces already train together in ... Washington threatened the Solomon Islands with regime change if China was allowed a military base there. In February this year US Deputy Secretary ...

This isn't just in Melanesian nations like Fiji. The US is also rapidly expanding its arsenal and bases across Micronesia, where it already has an entrenched military presence. A smiling Mr Rabuka ...

1st Class Andrew Guffey/U.S. Navy via AP) BLACKROCK CAMP, Fiji — It was clear the visit was a success when the pig came out. Lloyd Austin watched a welcome ceremony at a military base near Fiji ...

Fiji sits in the middle of an unfolding tussle ... Austin cautioned that there was "no notion" of a permanent US military base in the Fijian archipelago. "We did not have any discussions like ...

Exercise Cartwheel is a multilateral military-to-military training exercise between the Republic of Fiji Military ... by side to neutralize the Japanese base at Rabaul, Papua New Guinea.” ...

After the conclusion of the four-day Pacific Islands Forum on July 14, 2022, in Suva, Fiji, Sogavare ruled out the establishment of a Chinese military base in the Solomon Islands and People's ...

The military move came after Bainimarama's Fiji First party refused to concede the election, despite rival Sitiveni Rabuka's party and two other parties announcing they had the numbers to form a ...

Fiji has been battered by a series of tropical ... Beijing has said that it is not establishing a military base in the Solomon Islands and that its goal is to strengthen security cooperation ...

Dec 22 (Reuters) - Fiji's military will help police maintain law and order, Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said on Thursday, citing growing concerns of ethnic tension after an election last week ...

The statement by the head of Fiji’s military has stirred anxiety in the Pacific nation that has seen four coups in 35 years. Commander of the Fiji Military Forces Jone Kalouniwai speaks to the ...

Fiji’s military has been called in to help police maintain law and order after last week’s disputed election that resulted in a hung parliament. The Pacific nation’s longtime Prime Minister ...

Fiji, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. Fijian police on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022 said they were calling in the military to help maintain security following a close election last week that is now being disputed.( ...