Mr Manele signed a deal with China in 2019 when he was foreign minister Lawmakers in the Solomon Islands have selected a pro-China candidate as their prime minister, in an indication the Pacific ...

Whatever window of opportunity the election presented for a change of course on the geopolitical front has closed. But Manele has an opportunity still to deflate regional tensions. Chinese Foreign ...

In short: Solomon Islands has a new prime minister after MPs elected Jeremiah Manele to the role in a secret ballot this morning. He replaced former prime minister Manasseh Sogavare as his party's ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Solomon Islands lawmakers elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as prime minister Thursday in a development that suggests the South Pacific island nation will ...

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 ...

Legislators in the Solomon Islands have elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as their new prime minister. Manele, who has pledged to continue the Pacific nation’s China-friendly foreign ...

Move seen as continuation of Pacific country’s policy of growing closer to Beijing Solomon Islands lawmakers have elected as their new prime minister Jeremiah Manele, a former foreign minister who has ...

Solomon Islands lawmakers selected a new prime minister in a secret ballot on Thursday, choosing foreign minister Jeremiah Manele, who has pledged to continue the Pacific Island nation's foreign ...