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In this image made from aerial video, smoke rises from burning buildings during a protest in the capital of Honiara, Solomon Islands, on Nov.... Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare had declared the lockdown Wednesday after about 1, 000 people gathered in protest in the capital Honiara demanding his resignation over a host of domestic issues, according to local media reports.... " However, today's events are a painful reminder that we have a long way to go." Despite an announcement from the Royal

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison gestures during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, on Nov.... Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the deployment includes a detachment of 23 federal police officers and up to 50 more to provide security at critical infrastructure sites, as well as 43 defense force personnel, a patrol boat and at least five diplomats.... " Our purpose here is to provide stability and security," he said....

“ It is not the Australian government’s intention in any way to intervene in the internal affairs of the Solomon Islands.... He said the deployment would likely last “ a matter of weeks.” Advertisement “ Our Pacific family is very dear to us as Australians, ” Morrison said.... Sogavare denied the accusation. Suidani pledged Malaita would never engage with Beijing and terminated licenses of businesses owned by ethnic Chinese, drawing a rebuke from the national government....