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Samoan Prime Minister Afioga Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, left, and CHOGM Secretary General Patricia Scotland attend the Foreign Ministers meeting at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Apia, Samoa, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, Pool, File)

Samoa’s leader seeks an early election after opponents reject her budget

Samoa’s prime minister says she will seek to dissolve Parliament, prompting an early election, after a budget vote failed.
 
In this photo provided by the New Zealand Defence Force, divers survey the area around HMNZS Manawanui on the southern coast of Upulo, Samoa, after the Manawanui ran aground and sank on Oct. 6. (AC Jese Somerville/New Zealand Defence Force via AP, File)

Crew of New Zealand navy ship that sank off Samoa lacked training and experience, inquiry finds

 
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, foreground right, shakes hands with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before he left the the 57th Independence Celebration in Mulinu'u, Samoa, on June 1, 2019. At foreground left is Kennedy's wife, actress Cheryl Hines. Kennedy said the trip was arranged by Edwin Tamasese, a local anti-vaccine influencer. (Misiona Simo/Samoa Observer via AP, File)

RFK Jr. misled the US Senate on measles deaths, Samoa’s health chief says

 
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services, speaks during a meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s famous name and controversial views collide in his bid for top health job

 
Samoa's Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata'afa addresses the final press conference at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Commonwealth nations adopt their first ocean declaration

 

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Military inquiry finds human error caused the sinking of a New Zealand navy ship off the coast of Samoa in October

 

UK’s Starmer wants ‘forward thinking’ on colonial history as Commonwealth summit opens in Samoa

 
Britain's King Charles and CHOGM Secretary General Patricia Scotland talk during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Apia, Samoa, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft/Pool)

King Charles tells summit the past can’t be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery

 

Heads of state arrive for opening of Commonwealth summit in Samoa

 

Leaders gather in the Samoan capital ahead of a meeting of Commonwealth countries

 
Delegates attend the Foreign Ministers meeting at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Apia, Samoa, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft/Pool)

Climate-threatened Pacific Islands criticize Australia at Commonwealth meeting

 

Samoa holds traditional Ava ceremony for King Charles and Queen Camilla

 
People wave flags as Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in the village of Siumu, Samoa, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Charles gets a warm welcome on his first visit as king to Samoa. But uneasy questions await

 

King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive in Samoa ahead of CHOGM meeting

 

AP explains King Charles at the CHOGM summit in Samoa

 

King Charles III dances with Samoan Consul ahead of visit to island nation

 
Fishermen Taula Fagatuai, left, and Faalogo Afereti Taliulu talk on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, about the New Zealand navy ship HMNZS Manawanui that sank not far from them in the village of Siumu, Samoa. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Samoan coast where King Charles will visit worries about the future after ship damaged reef

 
FILE - Britain's King Charles III, second from left, and Queen Camilla, third from left, smile as former Samoan rugby player Freddie Tuilagi dances during a reception to celebrate the Commonwealth Diaspora of the United Kingdom, ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa, at St. James's Palace, London, on Oct. 2, 2024. (Adrian Dennis, Pool Photo via AP, File)

King Charles III’s Commonwealth visit to Samoa will highlight climate change ... and dance

 
In this image released by New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), HMNZS Manawanui arrives in Funafuti Lagoon, Tuvalu, on Sept. 7, 2022. (PO Christopher Weissenborn/NZDF via AP)

No evidence of major fuel spill on Samoan reef where New Zealand navy ship sank

 
In this image released by New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), HMNZS Manawanui arrives in Funafuti Lagoon, Tuvalu, on Sept. 7, 2022. (PO Christopher Weissenborn/NZDF via AP)

Samoa warns of ‘highly probable’ fuel spill after New Zealand navy ship caught fire and sank

 

King Charles tries some Samoan dancing at Commonwealth reception

 

Japan reaches Pacific Nations Cup final after record win over Samoa

 
Britain's King Charles III smiles during his visit to the Forsinard Flows Visitor Centre in Forsinard, Highland, Scotland, July 31, 2024. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP, File)

King Charles III to visit Australia and Samoa in a test of stamina after cancer diagnosis

 
FILE - Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla, wave as they formally bid farewell to Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on the final day of their state visit to Britain at Buckingham Palace, London, Thursday, June 27, 2024. King Charles III is preparing to visit Australia and Samoa in October 2024, an itinerary that will span 12 time zones and test the monarch’s stamina as he recovers from cancer treatment. The trip was announced on Sunday, July 14, 2024, by Buckingham Palace. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP, File)

King Charles III to visit Australia and Samoa as he recovers from cancer

 
In this photo provided by David Gabbard, David poses for a photo with his sister, Caroline Sinavaiana-Gabbard, on Dec. 2, 2023, in Cedar Creek, Texas, U.S. An author in Samoa has been charged with murdering Sinavaiana-Gabbard, a prominent Samoan writer and the aunt of former U.S. congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, authorities in the South Pacific island nation said Friday, June 7, 2023. (David Gabbard via AP)

Samoan author accused of killing Samoan writer who was aunt of former US politician Tulsi Gabbard

 

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Padrig and Gina Fahey hold a photo of their son, Braden, 12, as they stand for a portrait in California on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Braden collapsed at football practice in August 2022 and died of a malformed blood vessel in the brain. The Faheys couldn’t understand how Braden’s face appeared on the cover of the book “Cause Unknown,” which was co-published by an anti-vaccine group led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., or why his name appeared inside it. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Takeaways from AP’s reporting on who gets hurt by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine work

 
Padrig and Gina Fahey hold a photo of their son, Braden, 12, as they stand for a portrait in California on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Braden collapsed at football practice in August 2022 and died of a malformed blood vessel in the brain. The Faheys couldn’t understand how Braden’s face appeared on the cover of the book “Cause Unknown,” which was co-published by an anti-vaccine group led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., or why his name appeared inside it. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

RFK Jr. spent years stoking fear and mistrust of vaccines. These people were hurt by his work

 
England's Danny Care celebrates after scoring a try during the Rugby World Cup Pool D match between England and Samoa at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, outside Lille, France, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Care finally has his Rugby World Cup moment saving England against Samoa

 
Samoa's Nigel Ah Wong celebrates after scoring a try during the Rugby World Cup Pool D match between England and Samoa at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, outside Lille, France, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

England avoids huge Rugby World Cup upset with comeback one-point win over Samoa

 
England's Owen Farrell takes a shot during the Rugby World Cup Pool D match between England and Chile at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, outside Lille, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Ford-Farrell axis dusted off by England before Rugby World Cup quarterfinals

 
Japan's players watch on as Samoa's players perform their traditional Haka ahead of the Rugby World Cup Pool D match between Japan and Samoa, at the Stadium de Toulouse in Toulouse, France, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Samoa’s Ben Lam gets 3-game ban for red card against Japan at Rugby World Cup

 
England's Owen Farrell takes a shot during the Rugby World Cup Pool D match between England and Chile at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, outside Lille, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

England will prepare for Rugby World Cup quarters against Samoa and welcome back Curry

 
Samoa's Jonathan Taumateine passes the ball during the Rugby World Cup Pool D match between Japan and Samoa, at the Stadium de Toulouse in Toulouse, France, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Samoa needs to be polished and patient to impact England at the Rugby World Cup, coach says

 
Japan's Craig Millar, centre, celebrates after his captain Kazuki Himeno scored a try during the Rugby World Cup Pool D match between Japan and Samoa, at the Stadium de Toulouse in Toulouse, France, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Japan trumps Samoa again to stay in Rugby World Cup quarterfinals hunt

 
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