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      The first-ever US military flight carrying 18 Marshall Islanders deported from the United States by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrives at Majuro
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      "Western media institutions promote a colonial narrative that reproduces the discourse of Israeli superiority, using linguistic and legal mechanisms to justify genocide."
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The Autonomous Bougainville Government President Ishmael Toroama (left) and PNG Prime Minister James Marape
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Former Human Rights Watch head Ken Roth on Israel and genocide
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Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka
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Chief Superintendent Clement Dala . . . PNG's courts and prisons are "completely overrun"
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Papua New Guinea police blame overrun system for prison breakouts

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June 26, 2025
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Palestinians face daily pogroms from brutal illegal Israeli settlers in the ocupied West Bank
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President Emmanuel Macron (right) with New Caledonia Congress former presidents Louis Mapou (left) and Roch Wamytan (centre) last yea
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Under the Cook Islands constitution, New Zealand cannot pass laws for the Cook Islands
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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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Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka
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Israel accepts the ceasefire
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The UN Security Council in emergency session yesterday discussing the US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities
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Calls for New Zealand to denounce United States attack on Iran

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June 23, 2025
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June 23, 2025
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Guam's Governor Lou Leon Guerrero says missile testing and housing nuclear weapons on the US Pacific territory is a way of deterring aggression
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Leaders in US-affiliated Pacific react to surprise strikes on Iran

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June 23, 2025
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NCD Governor Powes Parkop with a West Papua flag
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Pro-independence advocates urge MSG to elevate West Papua membership

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New Zealand protesters in Auckland yesterday condemning the genocide in Gaza
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Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

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How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

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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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Practices like mask wearing and self-isolation should be encouraged for all
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The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
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Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

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Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior
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Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response

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David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation

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Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society
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