Tonga

“It is clear that Tongans will be dealing with the aftermath of this event for a long time,” said the World Bank’s country director for Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands.

The pandemic is complicating international aid to tsunami-hit Tonga, one of the world’s few COVID-free countries.

More than 80 percent of Tonga's population have been impacted by the volcano's eruption.

Tonga is made up of 169 islands, 36 of which are inhabited. It’s expected to take weeks to survey the scale of the damage. 

The Pacific Islands have not been overlooked by the White House, although the region’s democracies face challenges, too.

Pacific Island nations are contemplating allowing deep-sea mining to bolster their economies, despite unknown environmental impacts.

China’s largesse in the Pacific nation is growing, but some worry Beijing’s influence threatens Tonga's future.

New Zealand, Hawaii, and Rapa Nui, the outer points of the triangle, joined the group recently.

Tonga joins Papua New Guinea and Fiji as a non-signatory to PACER Plus -- can the agreement survive without them?

Democratically elected Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva's government was dismissed, seemingly on the advice of the parliament's speaker.

New Zealand's Government Communications Security Bureau conducts mass surveillance of several Pacific states.