US and Micronesia to Renew Strategic Pacific Pact The US is scheduled to sign strategic pacts with Papua New Guinea and Micronesia next week as it seeks to counter Chinese influence in the Asia-Pacific region. World
US Hosts Summit to Court Pacific Island Nations On Wednesday, the two-day US-Pacific Islands Country Summit kicked off as US Pres. Biden hosted leaders from the Pacific Islands amid increasing rivalry between the US and China in the Pacific region. This meeting was announced in June as a first-of-its-kind gathering. World
Micronesia Criticizes Japan's Plan to Release Fukushima Water On Thursday, in an address to the UN General Assembly, Micronesia's Pres. David Panuelo criticized Japan's plan to release water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. Weather