Authorities of Tonga are urgently imposing a lockdown on the country's main island, Tongatapu, after the first ever COVID-19 case was registered in the kingdom, media reported on Monday

King 'Aho'eitu Tupou VI of the Polynesian island state of Tonga has berated its parliament for failure to fight illicit drugs while directly criticizing deputies and challenging their ability to manage the government, media reported on Wednesday

The Marshall Islands authorities have recorded two cases of the coronavirus infection in the country at the US military base on Kwajalein Atoll, for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, the Office of the Chief Secretary said