Yearly Archives: 2026
Hamas refuses to follow US-Israel calls to unilaterally disarm in Gaza, says senior official
Democracy Now!
In Gaza, a senior Hamas leader involved in the ceasefire negotiations has told Drop Site News that Hamas will not agree to demands...
How Israel won the Pacific – and its backing at the UN
Asia Pacific Report
Several small Pacific countries regularly vote in support of Israel at the United Nations in spite of overwhelming opposition for the Zionist...
Caitlin Johnstone: More shockingly honest confessions from the Empire managers
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone
US Empire managers have been making some surprisingly honest admissions in recent days, with Senator Lindsey Graham saying the wars of...
Eugene Doyle: Silencing Francesca Albanese – ‘Not in our name’ Gaza reflections
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese is again at the heart of a witch hunt over a speech she made at the Al Jazeera Forum...
Confusion over West Papua bombing, displacement claims
RNZ Pacific
The Indonesian government has dismissed a claim that its military has been bombing villages in West Papua.
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua...
Herzog protest – when politicans fail, police go rogue, justice fails to protect
Israel’s President Herzog has departed Australia, leaving less "social cohesion", while politicians, justices and NSW police have many questions to answer. Wendy Bacon reports...
Bryce Edwards: What the Epstein scandal means for NZ politics
ANALYSIS: By Bryce Edwards
Politicians are under fire overseas. But New Zealand should take note too.
The US Justice Department's release of more than three million...
600 Australians, 50 Kiwis fighting for Israeli military during Gaza genocide
Asia Pacific Report
The issue of Australians -- and New Zealanders as well -- serving in the Israeli military has sparked growing debate as the...
‘The girl from Tahiti’ – Pacific Islands in the Epstein files
ANALYSIS: By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist
A preliminary check of the latest Jeffrey Epstein files released by the US Department of Justice identifies several...
Indonesian protesters slam Prabowo over ‘peacekeeping’ troops for Gaza
Asia Pacific Report
Protesters have condemned Indonesia's plan to take part in the International Stabilisaton Force for Gaza as Israel continues to violate the ceasefire...
Beyond Gaza, Israel pushes to occupy more of the West Bank
While the world has focused on the atrocities in Gaza, Israel continues its support of illegal settlements, hostility and apartheid in the West Bank....
Maher Nazzal: The Epstein Files – the real scandal is the silence
COMMENTARY: By Maher Nazzal
The Epstein Files were never just about one man.
Jeffrey Epstein didn’t operate in a vacuum. His crimes were grotesque, systematic, and,...
NZ protesters condemn ‘IDF kill chain’ link to Gaza genocide
Asia Pacific Report
New Zealand protesters have again spotlighted the country’s stake in US space militarisation today and speakers branded Rocket Lab as an alleged...
Stuart Rees: Cowardice over Gaza dressed up as authority on Sydney’s streets
COMMENTARY: By Stuart Rees
The violence surrounding protests against the visit of Israel’s president was not an accident of crowd control. It reflects a deeper...
Israel could collapse before its centennial, warns retired Israeli general
By Zein Khalil
Retired Israeli Major-General Itzhak Brik has warned that Israel could collapse before reaching the 100th anniversary of its founding in 2048, citing...
Amnesty calls for independent probe of ‘shocking’ Australian police violence against peaceful protesters
Asia Pacific Report
Amnesty International Australia has condemned the "unnecessary and disproportionate" and "shocking" use of force by the NSW police against peaceful protesters demonstrating...
Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of totalitarian predator injustice...
COMMENTARY: By Saige England
Citizen journalists bring to our attention the truths that we need to know. Being a witness to such truths is different...
Sydney police brutality over Herzog – an open letter to Premier Minns
OPEN LETTER: By James Ricketson
Dear Premier Chris Minns
I was arrested outside the Sydney Town Hall on Monday evening charged with assaulting a police officer.
During...
US designates two Micronesian leaders over corruption allegations
RNZ Pacific
The United States has designated two high-profile public office holders from Palau and the Marshall Islands for "significant corruption", the US Department of...
NSW Premier Minns’ police attack Muslims in prayer, peaceful Gaza protesters
By Pip Hinman in Gadigal Country/Sydney
NSW Premier Chris Minns is sounding even more defensive after videos of NSW police violence towards peaceful protesters in...
Herzog backlash crushes Albo’s ‘social cohesion’ – thousands protest nationwide
SPECIAL REPORT: By Michael West and Stephanie Tran
Amid revelations of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s association with Jeffrey Epstein, the Australian government and media have...
Outcry on Saipan after ‘Free Palestine’ mural vandalised – arrest made
By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent
More than 11,000 km separate the Northern Mariana Islands from Gaza and Israel.
But the...


































