By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY, May 15 (Reuters) - Solomon Islands' parliament on Friday elected opposition leader Matthew Wale as prime minister, in a decision welcomed by neighbouring Australia that has ...

Vote comes a week after lawmakers ousted the nation's former pro-China prime minister.

King Charles has sent a message to victims of the recent cyclone Maila that affect Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea (PNG) ...

SYDNEY, April 30 (Reuters) - Manasseh Sogavare, the Solomon Islands prime minister who drew his nation close to China, sharpening the United States' focus on the strategic importance of the Pacific ...

In this Oct. 9, 2019, file photo, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, and then-Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele (now prime minister) attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of ...

Matthew Wale is the new prime minister of Solomon Islands after winning a vote in the Pacific island nation's parliament.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele (center, in blue shirt) poses with a group of MPs to demonstrate support before a planned no confidence vote, May 5, 2025. Credit: Office of the Prime ...