By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific news editor There are conflicting reports of the official death toll from this week's massive earthquake in Vanuatu as rescue...

Asia Pacific Report Palestinian history is "deliberately ignored" and is being effectively "erased" as part of Western news media narratives, while establishment forces work to...

By Harry Pearl of BenarNews Vanuatu is taking stock of damage from a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake that has killed at least 14 people and...

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist World Vision's Vanuatu country director says electricity and water are still affected in the capital Port Vila and strategic...

By Monika Singh of Wansolwara Vanuatu is now in a state of emergency with at least 14 confirmed deaths following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake that...

Asia Pacific Report A broad coalition of civil society organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand have signed an open letter to Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters...

RNZ News The death toll from Vanuatu's 7.3 earthquake is expected to rise because concrete buildings have collapsed with people inside in the capital Port...

By Stefan Armbruster and Harry Pearl of BenarNews A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu today, US geologists said, severely damaging...

RNZ Pacific A large 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Vanuatu's capital Port Vila , shortly after 3pm NZT today. The US Geological...

ANALYSIS: By Sione Tekiteki, Auckland University of Technology The A$140 million aid agreement between Australia and Nauru signed last week is a prime example of...

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan in Hagatna, Guam The United States is advancing the fortification of its territory closest to China with the arrival of the first...

Pacific Media Watch An Israeli air strike has killed Palestinian photojournalist Ahmed Al-Louh and five Palestinian Civil Defence workers in central Gaza’s Nuseirat camp as...

Asia Pacific Report A global civil society watchdog has condemned Fiji for blocking protest marches over the Palestine genocide by Israel and clamping down on...

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist The seven people hospitalised in Fiji with suspected severe alcohol poisoning are reported to be in a stable condition,...

By Anish Chand in Lautoka Fiji's Ministry of Health has confirmed all seven foreigners who had consumed a cocktail at the Warwick Resort on the...

By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter This week, Minister of Racing Winston Peters announced the end of greyhound racing in the interests of animal welfare. Soon...

Asia Pacific Report Israeli soldiers have been denied visas to enter Australia over war crime concerns -- and the New Zealand government is now being...

Asia Pacific Report Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera's senior political analyst, has condemned Israel's extensive airstrikes on Syrian installations -- reportedly almost 500 times in 72...

Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show in Syria, where tens of thousands of people gathered at the Great Mosque of Damascus for the...

Pacific Media Watch The global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has revealed an "alarming intensification of attacks on journalists" in its 2024 annual...