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Jeremy Rose: The nuclear-free Pacific and hypersonic hypocrisy
COMMENTARY: By Jeremy Rose
On February 18 of this year, the United States launched a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from the Vandenberg Space Force...
RIMPAC 2026: Part 2 – Militarism trumps people and the environment
From June 24-July 31, dozens of countries will be taking part in the latest edition of the massive RIMPAC military exercises that take place...
‘If we don’t save Dr Abu Safiya, he’ll die in prison’...
By Qassam Muaddi
On June 10, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya appeared on a screen before Israel’s Supreme Court via video link. He looked gaunt, visibly...
NZ accuses China of going against peace and stability of Pacific
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific
New Zealand says China's testing of nuclear-capable weapons into the South Pacific is at odds with peace and stability...
Gaza’s future stuck in diplomatic limbo as ‘Board of Peace’ blocks...
ANALYSIS: Drop Site News
Since President Donald Trump’s self-congratulatory tour for “ending” the Israeli war on Gaza last October, followed by a UN Security Council...
RIMPAC 2026: Part 1 – World’s biggest naval games a dress...
From June 24-July 31, dozens of countries will be taking part in the latest edition of the massive RIMPAC military exercises that take place...
New US ambassador to New Zealand says Cook Islands a top...
By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific
The new US Ambassador to New Zealand is introducing Donald Trump's agenda of "disruption" to the Pacific.
Jared Novelly arrived...
Indonesia defends high number of military deployed in Papua
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific
Indonesia has defended the high number of military personnel it has deployed to West Papua, which dwarfs the size...
‘Pasifika’ All Blacks claim bloody and physical Nations rugby test against...
By Iliesa Tora of RNZ Pacific
It was physical, a bloody battle befitting the start of the new Nations Championship competition.
In the end the All...
Why the AI bubble will burst – with system threatening consequences
ANALYSIS: By Mike Treen
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has issued a stark warning in its annual report.
The central bank for central banks warned...
July 4th anniversary – speakers at NZ rally slam American ‘freedom...
Asia Pacific Report
Pro-Palestine and anti-war protesters gathered at the US Consulate in downtown Auckland today to mark July 4 -- but they were not...
Gaza genocide – how many UN findings will the West ignore?
"No one living today ever imagined they would witness a genocide that would continue for 1000 days. Yet here we are. One thousand days...
Horse-trading in New Caledonia over provincial presidency elections
By Patrick Decloitre of RNZ Pacific
New Caledonia's newly-elected three provincial assemblies -- Northern, Southern and the Loyalty Islands -- have elected their respective presidents...
Chris Hedges: Requiem for America on the Fourth of July
The con of neoliberalism has gutted our democracy and paved the way for fascism.
COMMENTARY: By Chris Hedges
Neoliberalism, better understood by its less sanitised term...
Fears of more conflict in West Papua after American pilot killed
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific
Fears of yet another escalation in military conflict in Indonesia's Papua region have risen after an American pilot flying...
Monsters playing victims – how Israel’s Danny Danon twists his war...
COMMENTARY: By Ramzy Baroud
Whether Israelis will ever comprehend the irreparable damage inflicted upon their country’s reputation by their UN Ambassador, Danny Danon, is a...
Pacific nations among hardest hit as global aid drops, says OECD
By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific
Global aid forecasts have small island developing states "among the hardest hit individually" as aid spending reaches new lows.
The...
Vile abuse and targeted by Murdoch media. The cost of speaking...
Executive director of the Jewish Council of Australia, Sarah Schwartz, has told the Bondi Royal Commission of sustained abuse by pro-Israel activists. Michael West...
The West called it terrorism – Iran called it the architecture...
ANALYSIS: By Lim Tean
For four decades, the West presented Iran's regional strategy as the work of a rogue state exporting revolution and chaos. They...
Indonesian soldiers accused of wounding two Papuan teenagers in Titigi
Asia Pacific Report
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULWP) has accused the Indonesian military of shooting and wounding two teenagers in Titigi village,...
At the World Cup, the Western media has set up a...
COMMENTARY: By Patrick Gathara
“Why is it that African teams and Middle Eastern teams have to answer for what their governments are doing but European...
Bougainville volcano ups gears, as Titan Ridge submarine volcano cools off
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific
Explosive activity has picked up in recent days at Bougainville's Mt Bagana volcano.
Papua New Guinea's Rabaul Volcanological Observatory declared...




























































