Santa Cruz, California, Fire Department Chief Rob Young explained why even smaller waves can quickly become a threat. Young told CNN’s Jessica Dean in an interview that the first initial 1- to 2-foot ...

As strategic competition grows more intense in the Pacific, Pacific Island Forum leaders' meetings are becoming increasingly crowded and contested spaces. Pacific leaders are once again preparing for ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF/AP) -- An undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion near the Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday, sending tsunami waves rolling thousands of miles across the Pacific, ...

A surge of drugs is engulfing the paradisal South Pacific, as cartels and triads use far-flung island nations to channel narcotics across the globe, top police and UN officials have told AFP. Pacific ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — An undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion Saturday near the Pacific nation of Tonga, sending tsunami waves crashing across the shore and people rushing to higher ...

The Government of Tonga has changed the legal age of marriage to 18, effective immediately. Previously, a person 15-17 years ...

Tonga faced significant obstacles in preparing for the event as it is still recovering from the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption, which caused widespread damage. To accommodate the ...