Peace Proclaimed! Today in 1945, millions of Americans flooded the streets when they learned of Japan’s surrender. On Sept. 2, Japan formally surrendered aboard the U.S. Navy's USS Missouri, ending the War in the Pacific. | U.S. Marine Corps

14K views · 388 reactions | Pacific leaders will meet in Fiji from today, the first face-to-face meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum since the start of the pandemic. It's shaping up to be the most significant meeting of the peak regional body in more than a decade. Issues expected to be up for discussion include climate change, healing the Micronesian rift, and Pacific partnerships with China. | ABC Pacific | Facebook