Vote counting was under way Thursday in the South Pacific's Solomon Islands, a contest keenly watched from afar as China's efforts to stamp its mark on the region are tested.Hand counting the paper votes is only the start of an arduous electoral process.
Receiving dignitaries at his Florida estate and courting leaders shunned elsewhere as autocratic, Donald Trump is increasingly leading a shadow diplomacy diametrically opposed to US President Joe Biden. - Not on 'my watch' - A potential Trump return has caused unease among many traditional political leaders in US allies.
Geoff Parling became the final member of Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt's backroom team Thursday, the former England lock joining ahead of two Tests against Wales in July."It's an honour to coach the Wallabies and to work alongside Joe and the coaching group he has put together," said Parling.