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Climate justice victory at the ICJ – the student journey from...
By Vahefonua Tupola in Suva
The University of the South Pacific (USP) is at the heart of a global legal victory with the International Court...
New Caledonia’s population drops to below 265,000, census reveals
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
New Caledonia's population has shrunk to 264,596 over the past six years, the latest census, conducted...
New Zealand’s shameful role in the 1917 destruction of Gaza
As we’ve watched from afar the tragedy unfolding in Gaza over the past 22 months, it’s worth remembering the part New Zealand troops played...
Fiji ‘failing’ the Gaza genocide and humanity test, says rights group
Asia Pacific Report
The NGO Coalition on Human Rights in Fiji has sharply criticised the Fiji government's stance over Israel's genocide in Gaza, saying it...
How Pacific students took their climate fight to the world’s highest...
Last week, the UN's highest court issued a stinging ruling that countries have a legal obligation to limit climate change and provide restitution for...
Fiji and Pacific countries must ‘band together’ over Trump uncertainty, says...
By Dionisia Tabureguci in Suva
International trade expert Steven Okun has warned that the “era of uncertainty” in global trade set in motion by US...
Iran’s plan to abandon GPS is more about a looming new...
COMMENTARY: By Jasim Al-Azzawi
For the past few years, governments across the world have paid close attention to conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East....
Pacific Islands military veterans hope for US action over benefits
By Giff Johnson, editor, Marshall Islands Journal/RNZ Pacific correspondent
United States military veterans in the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Palau received increased...
‘We pose no threat – our aim is to break the...
No New Zealanders were on board the Handala in the latest arrest and abductions of Freedom Flotilla crew on humanitarian siege-busting missions to Gaza....
Debunking the theological gaslighting of Israel-supporting Imams
Muslims, and the global community, must rally around the Palestinian people’s inalienable rights: to exist, to return home, and to live free from occupation.
ANALYSIS:...
Gaza condemns Israeli ‘piracy’ over storming of Handala aid ship
Asia Pacific Report
The Gaza Government Media Office has condemned “in the strongest terms” Israel’s storming of the Handala aid ship, calling it an act...
Bougainville woman Cabinet minister battling nine men to hold her seat
INTERVIEW: By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
One of the first women to hold an open seat in Bougainville, Theonila Roka Matbob, is confident...
Handala freedom ship loaded with Gaza aid bracing for Israeli forces
Asia Pacific Report
An activist on board the Handala, a Gaza Freedom Flotilla ship carrying aid to the besieged enclave in a bid to break...
Gaza: Global community must act amid reports of starvation of journalists,...
By Jamie Wiseman
The International Press Institute (IPI) has joined calls for urgent action to halt the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza as global news...
Leaked document reveals proposed law revisions in NZ, as Western defence...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Mick Hall
A leaked document has revealed secretive plans to revise terror laws in New Zealand so that people can be charged...
Historic ICJ climate ruling ‘just the beginning’, says Vanuatu’s Regenvanu
By Ezra Toara in Port Vila
Vanuatu's Minister of Climate Change Adaptation, Ralph Regenvanu, has welcomed the historic International Court of Justice (ICJ) climate ruling,...
Israel waging ‘horror show’ starvation campaign in Gaza, says UN chief
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This is Democracy Now!. I’m Amy Goodman.
More than 100 humanitarian groups are demanding action to end Israel’s siege of Gaza, warning mass starvation...
UN’s highest court finds countries can be held legally responsible for...
By Jamie Tahana in The Hague for RNZ Pacific
The United Nations' highest court has found that countries can be held legally responsible for their...
Indonesian military set to complete Trans-Papua Highway under Prabowo’s rule
By Julian Isaac
The Indonesian Military (TNI) is committed to supporting the completion of the Trans-Papua Highway during President Prabowo Subianto's term in office.
While the...
ICJ climate crisis ruling: Will world’s top court back Pacific-led call...
By Jamie Tahana in The Hague for RNZ Pacific
In 2019, a group of law students at the University of the South Pacific, frustrated at...