Yearly Archives: 2025
‘Suspend Israel ties’ plea to global medical professionals – Auckland hospital protest vigil over...
Asia Pacific Report
The UN’s Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese, has called on “medical professionals worldwide” to suspend...
Five Pacific region geopolitical ‘betrayals’ in 2024
COMMENTARY: By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report
With the door now shut on 2024, many will heave a sigh of relief and hope...
‘Crime against journalism’: Gaza journalists slam PA’s Al Jazeera ban
By Maram Humaid in Deir el-Balah, Gaza
Journalists gathered at Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hospital expressed outrage and confusion about the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) decision to...
Cook Islands ‘not qualified’ for UN membership, says prime minister
By Talaia Mika of the Cook Islands News
The Cook Islands will not pursue membership in the United Nations and the Commonwealth due to its...
The Palestine tragedy – why it should matter to you and our world
COMMENTARY: By Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab
As 2024 came to a close and we have stepped into a new year overshadowed by ongoing atrocities, have you stopped...
Pryde ‘may have to wait’ over tribunal report, says Fiji President’s office
By Cheerieann Wilson in Suva
Fiji's Office of the President has confirmed that the Tribunal’s report on allegations of misconduct against suspended Director of Public...
Virgin Australia confirms ‘serious security incident’ with crew in Fiji
By Anish Chand in Suva
Virgin Australia has confirmed a “serious security incident” with its flight crew members who were in Fiji on New Year's...
CPJ condemns ban on Al Jazeera – network decries bid to ‘hide the truth’
Pacific Media Watch
The New York-based global media watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned a decision by the Palestinian Authority to suspend Al Jazeera’s...
New Caledonia political crisis costs one third of multi-million French package
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
An emergency 231 million euro (NZ$428 million) French aid package for New Caledonia has been reduced...