A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.

The appointment of two Australians to senior positions in the PNG police force sparks discussion over how to improve law and order.

Locals are worried after parcels of what's believed to be cocaine wash up on remote islands in Fiji.

Coastal communities in Papua New Guinea stranded by pumice rock from an undersea volcano.

Guam might be a speck in the vast Pacific Ocean but it's geostratigic location and large US military presence has made it an attractive target for hackers.

Samoan authorities have frozen the bank accounts of a number of people it says are connected to the assassination of an Australian gang leader in Vietnam.

The United Nations General Assembly backs a landmark climate ruling from the International Court of Justice. 

Solomon Islands MPs have ended weeks of political impasse by voting in the country's opposition leader, Matthew Wale, as Prime Minister.

The Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele is ousted in a no-confidence vote just seven weeks after a mass ministerial walkout.

Papua New Guinea's new NRL team signs up a rugby league superstar ahead of its 2028 entry into the competition.