Vanuatu

Four-time Vanuatu prime minister Sato Kilman has been elected to the top job for a record fifth time on Monday in Port Vila, ousting Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau.

Vanuatu's parliament will elect a new prime minister after the Pacific Island nation's court on Monday dismissed an appeal against a decision that would remove Ishmael Kalsakau from the role.

Vanuatu authorities have warned foreign nationals in the country to comply with its immigration laws or face deportation.

Amid a strategic rivalry between China and Western countries in the region, China has sent personnel to the Pacific nation as a domestic crisis rumbles on.

Amidst a strategic rivalry between China and Western countries in the region, China has sent police experts and equipment to Vanuatu, as a domestic political crisis there continues to bubble.

The Vanuatu Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the opposition, who contested a decision by parliament's speaker regarding what constitutes an absolute majority in parliament.

Vanuatu's only female MP Gloria Julia King says she's "praying for strength" and urging ni-Vanuatu people to hold their political representatives to account, following the recent political impasse in… Audio

Vanuatu's opposition leader, Bob Loughman, has filed an urgent court hearing challenging the decision of the speaker on Wednesday to not accept their vote of no confidence.

The opposition in Vanuatu has dramatically failed to oust the Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau in a no-confidence motion.