CANBERRA, June 29, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The prime ministers of Australia and Vanuatu signed an agreement Monday that bars a foreign military base on the Pacific island.

"What this does do is to provide certainty for Australia that there will be no foreign military base," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters after signing the deal in Canberra with his Vanuatu counterpart, Jotham Napat.