Cook Islands deal has implications for Pacific security, but particularly for New Zealand, the United States, and Australia.

The tiny Pacific nation’s partnership agreement with China was signed amid a furious diplomatic row with New Zealand, its ...

Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, including a new comprehensive partnership agreement action plan detailed this ...

Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, including a new comprehensive partnership agreement action plan detailed this ...

A strategic partnership deal between China and the Cook Islands spans areas from deep-sea mining to education scholarships ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The South Pacific country of Cook Islands on Tuesday unveiled the details of a deal with China ...

Are the Cook Islands truly autonomous of New Zealand? The Cook Islands, a grouping of 15 islands and atolls in the South Pacific, became a British protectorate in 1888. New Zealand annexed the region ...

But a rare on-the-record dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the poor and isolated island nation, highlighting the existential threat it faces from the climate crisis – ...

A group of militants armed with assault rifles attacked a police post in restive northwestern Pakistan before dawn on Thursday, killing three officers and wounding five ...

With British PM Keir Starmer seeking ‘strong protections’ for the US-British base on Diego Garcia, the Chagos Archipelago is back in the spotlight. What is the history of these islands, and why are ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown will visit China next week, the first visit by a leader of the small South Pacific state in a decade, to help improve ties ranging from ...

Cook Islands Investment Incorporation (CIIC), Emergency Management Cook Islands (EMCI) & Office Of The Prime Minister (OPM) Joint Press Release RAROTONGA, COOK ISLANDS, 03 February 2025. Following the ...