Pre-COP Tuvalu trip draws 14 leaders, only two from outside Pacific

The Australian government says 14 national leaders will travel to Tuvalu on Tuesday for the pre-COP Leaders' event. Only Timor-Leste's Jose Ramos-Horta and Mauritius' Navin Ramgoolam come from beyond the Pacific. Canberra invited leaders to the low-lying atoll nation ahead of COP31. I've seen bigger RSVPs for Senate estimates.