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Pacific Island fuel prices are generally high and volatile
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‘A global energy crisis’ – Fuel price hike looms for Pacific amid Iran war

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The Iranian Red Crescent reports US and Israeli attacks on areas close to medical and humanitarian facilities
Vanuatu

Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu issue advisories amid US-Israeli strikes on Iran

AJ+ senior presenter/producer Dena Takruri
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How Israel won the Pacific – and its backing at the UN

"Illegal Israeli settlements are slowly circling and strangling Palestinian towns
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Beyond Gaza, Israel pushes to occupy more of the West Bank

A Vanuatu passport
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Vanuatu citizenship sales strong despite currency hassles and integrity issues

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A soldier- not the suspect - in the French Foreign Legion uniform
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Former French Foreign Legion soldier key suspect in Vanuatu VT49m heist

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The Civicus "civic freedoms" in the Pacific report
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For Pacific’s women, the toll of runaway temperature increase will be heavy
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Why Blue Pacific’s infrastructure distress is a cocktail poisoning human development...

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NZ Police Commissioner Richard Chambers at the Fiji Police Force headquarters in Suva in May
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NZ police chief acknowledges impact of criminal deportees on Pacific

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August 21, 2025
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Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior
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Eyes of Fire is an updated Rainbow Warrior classic and must...

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August 19, 2025
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Senior ministers from Australia and Vanuatu initialled the Nakamal Agreement at the top of Mount Yasur. (ABC News: Lillyrose Welwel) Photo: ABC News / Lillyrose Welwel
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New Australia-Vanuatu deal won’t replicate Falepili-style pact, says analyst

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August 18, 2025
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Pacific climate digital strategy for the International Court of Justice
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Climate justice victory at the ICJ – the student journey from...

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July 30, 2025
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It was 2019 when a group of law students at the University of the South Pacific’s campus in Port Vila, the harbourside capital of Vanuatu, were set a challenge
Vanuatu

How Pacific students took their climate fight to the world’s highest...

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July 29, 2025
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Vanuatu's Climate Minister Ralph Regenvanu talks to the media
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Historic ICJ climate ruling ‘just the beginning’, says Vanuatu’s Regenvanu

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July 25, 2025
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A West Papuan Morning Star flag of independence flies higm among dozens of climate activists - from both the Netherlands and abroad - gathered on a square outside the court
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UN’s highest court finds countries can be held legally responsible for...

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If successful, the ICJ ruling could have major ramifications for international law and how climate change disputes are litigated
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Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior
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July 4, 2025
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Fiji protesters in support of a "Free West Papua"
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Fiji human rights coalition challenges Rabuka over decolonisation ‘unfinished business’

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June 30, 2025
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A West Papuan Morning Star flag of independence among a sea of Palestinian flags
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Why most Pacific governments stand with Israel in spite of UN...

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June 26, 2025
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PNG Prime Minister James Marape (second from left) and other Melanesian leaders at the MSG summit
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Melanesian Spearhead Group leaders discuss Middle East conflict before ceasefire

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June 25, 2025
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Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka
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Fiji advocacy group slams Indonesian role in MSG as a ‘disgrace’

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June 25, 2025
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NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters
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US travel ban on Pacific 3 – countries have right to...

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June 17, 2025
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Drones light up the night sky in Nice with a "One Ocean" message as a prelude to the UN Oceans conference
Vanuatu

Pacific civil society groups challenge France over hosting UN oceans event...

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June 10, 2025
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"On top of her bold activism, Hilda LINI was also a mother to us."
Vanuatu

Motarilavoa Hilda Lini – strong, passionate fighter for decolonisation, nuclear-free Pacific

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May 27, 2025
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Motarilavoa Hilda Lini
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Motarilavoa Hilda Lini, ‘a trailblazer’ for Vanuatu women in politics, dies

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May 26, 2025
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A training session for the UN Pacific peacekeepers cohort
Vanuatu

Australia launches ‘landmark’ UN police peacekeeping course for Pacific region

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May 19, 2025
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Pacific verdict on COP29
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A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"
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Pacific Climate Warriors
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Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
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Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation

According to WHO, Western Pacific measles cases jumped by 225 percent
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Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson
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The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
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"I am worried about the implications of any law that bans a chant by exiled people"
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West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence
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Sawana Village on Fiji's Vanua Balavu island was partly destroyed by Cyclone Winston in 2016
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Professor David Robievideo
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USP and AUT journalism collaboration
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Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society
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