The region faces challenges of climate change, geostrategic tensions, political upheaval, disaster recovery and ...

On Christmas Eve a new prime minister was elected in Tonga. ‘Aisake Valu Eke is a veteran politician, who has previously served as Minister of Finance. He succeeded Siaosi Sovaleni who resigned ...

The final vote tally was 124 member states in favour and 14 against, with 43 nations abstaining. The Pacific countries that voted with Israel and its main ally and arms-supplier United States against ...

Tonga is starting the new year with a new prime minister. Parliament elected him in a special session on Christmas Eve. HPR’s ...

Hundreds are thought to have been buried in their sleep when a devastating landslide hit Yambali Village in the early hours of 24 May. The government paused the excavation of bodies on 7 June due to ...

Well known Ukrainian-American broadcaster Peter Zalmayev has left Ukraine for the Global South on a whirlwind 35-country mission as unofficial spokesperson for Ukrainian democracy. Zalmayev is ...

PERTH, Australia (AP) -- Tonga's parliament elected Aisake Eke as the country's new prime minister on Tuesday in a special session of the house on Christmas Eve, after his predecessor quit earlier ...

Tonga’s parliament has elected Aisake Eke as the country’s new prime minister. The vote came in a special session of the ...

Tonga has elected a new leader by secret ballot in parliament, two weeks after the previous prime minister abruptly resigned, ...

Tonga's government elected a new leader on Tuesday, two weeks after the previous premier resigned abruptly after a power struggle with the Pacific nation's royal family.

Aisake Eke, former minister for Finance and National Planning of Tonga, was elected as prime minister on Tuesday to replace Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni, who resigned on Dec. 9.

Former PM Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni resigned on 9 December ahead of a no-confidence motion.‘Aisake Eke is the new prime minister of Tonga. He won the secret ballot votes 16-8 at ...