New Zealand and Cook Islands sign a defense pact
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Source: AP News
Published: 2026-04-02 17:00 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Asia, Military & Defence, China, Asia Pacific
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Cook Islands Prime Minister, and outgoing Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Mark Brown, speaks at the opening of the annual Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, Aug. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay, File)
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