One of China's WZ-8 supersonic reconnaissance drones has been spotted by new hangars at Lu'an airbase in China's Anhui province, a US military magazine says

Palau and Micronesia will sign updated security agreements with the US over the next two days, while the Marshall Islands could also agree to do the same shortly, US envoy Joseph Yun said

G7 states want to limit 'risk exposure' to China but would still invest in supply supply chains there, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday; Quad leaders also met in Hiroshima

The US Secretary of State will fly to PNG on Monday to meet Pacific Island leaders in place of Joe Biden, who will return to Washington after the G7. India's Narendra Modi will also go to Moresby

Global temperatures are likely to be 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels at least once over the next five years, the WMO says, and an El Niño weather pattern looks likely to occur late this year

Strategic ties with regional leaders will be bolstered when US president visits Port Moresby on May 22. His trip to PNG comes amid a push by Beijing to set up bases in the Pacific

China condemns NATO's 'continual eastward expansion' suggesting its plan to have a liaison office in Japan is an 'attempt to destroy regional peace and stability'

Exports of Australian iron ore and coal to China rose to A$19 billion ($12.7 billion) in March, 31% above 2022, data showed on Thursday, as bilateral ties begin to warm up

The Reserve Bank of Australia, which has drawn criticism in recent weeks, stunned markets on Tuesday by hiking its cash rate by a further 25 basis points

A mining tax windfall has helped Australia nearly balance the books, but a huge test looms from 2024 tax cuts passed by the former government that will slash revenue unless amended

Analysts say the move by Chile to nationalise its lithium sector, which could potentially curb long-term supply, may be negated by growing supply from other sources

The US President will fly to Japan for a G7 meeting in May, and is looking to stopover in Port Moresby to meet Pacific leaders en-route to a Quad summit in Sydney