WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has begun talks with the Cook Islands for research on seabed mineral exploration and development, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday. The Cook Islands ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and atolls spread over 700 square miles (1.9 million square kilometres) The country in ...

The United States has entered talks with the Cook Islands to develop seabed mineral resources, the US State Department said in a statement on Tuesday, just months after the South Pacific nation ...

The Cook Islands and Tuvalu, two SIDS State Parties in the Pacific, submitted their first Tentative Lists in January 2024, marking a significant step in their continuing efforts on preserving their ...