Leaders from some of the world’s least populous states are gathering in Palau for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting.

The United Nations was established on one simple notion above all others — that working together is better than going it alone.

China’s foreign minister is visiting the remote Pacific nation of Kiribati, where the future of a vast fishing ground is at stake.

Kiribati and several other small Pacific nations were among the last on the planet to have avoided any virus outbreaks, thanks to their remote locations and strict border controls.