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US will reopen Solomon Islands embassy to counter China's influence in Ind
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): The US government intends to open an embassy in the Solomon Islands as part of its policy to counter China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
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World War II shell explodes in Solomon Islands leaving 1 dead, 1 injured:
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Honiara [Solomon Islands], December 30 (ANI): One person was killed and other was injured in the Solomon Islands after a shell that had remained in the ground since World War II exploded, Russian media reported citintg New Zealand's RNZ radio on Thursday.
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China to evacuate citizens from Solomon Islands as unrest continues
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 24 (ANI): China will send a flight to evacuate its citizens from the Solomon Islands where several protests had taken place in Honiara, the capital city, Chinese state media reported.
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New Zealand to send troops to Solomon Islands to restore order after unres
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): New Zealand's government pledged on Wednesday to deploy several dozens of soldiers to the Solomon Islands to assist local forces in ensuring security on their territory after it was hit by riots last week.
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Fiji provides military assistance to restore security in Solomon Islands
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Suva, [Fiji] December 1 (ANI): A contingent of Fiji's military is providing support to assist in the restoration of peace and stability in the Solomon Islands.
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Chinese marines are ideal for Solomons-type contingencies
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 29 (ANI): In recent years, China has been beefing up the expeditionary capacity - the ability to deploy at long distances at short notice - of its military. Indeed, the current civil unrest in the Solomon Islands in Melanesia is exactly the kind of situation in which one
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US misses opportunity to counter China in Solomon Islands
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Honiara [Solomon Islands], November 28 (ANI): The United States, hoping to counter Chinese ambitions in the South-West and South Pacific as an overall part of its Indo-Pacific strategy, has failed to recognize the strategic importance of the Solomon Islands.
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China cautions its nationals in Solomon Islands as unrest continues
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Honiara [Solomon Islands], November 28 (ANI): The Chinese Embassy in the Solomon Islands on Sunday asked its nationals to strengthen security precautions after days of violent protest in the island nation.
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China ties blamed for Solomon Islands unrest
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): As the violent unrest refuses to die down in the Solomon Islands, the leader of island nation Manasseh Sogavare has blamed "foreign powers" for encouraging the unrest in the country that is a key battlefront in the Pacific region.
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Australian peacekeepers restore order in the Solomon Islands after anti-Ch
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Canberra, [Australia], November 27 (ANI): Australian peacekeepers restore order to the Solomon Islands after anti-China riots as Sydney accuses Beijing of stoking conflict in the Pacific.
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6.6-magnitude quake hits 151 km WSW of Buala, Solomon Islands: USGS
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Honiara [Solomon Islands], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 jolted 151 km WSW of Buala, Solomon Islands at 02:44:59 GMT on Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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Pacific island nation Nauru rejects Chinese undersea cable network due to
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Honiara, [Solomon Islands], July 5 (ANI): The Pacific island nation of Nauru rejected a low bid of undersea communications network amid security concerns.
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