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Filipino National Bureau of Investigation Director Melvin Matibag takes an oath before testifying
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Sara Duterte impeachment trial – Matibag says no hitman yet, but...

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
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Fiji universities criticised for ‘great shame’ of ignoring coup impacts

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July 22, 2026
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One of the capsized boats off the coast of PNG's East New Britain
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27 missing, including 11 children, after two boats capsize off Papua...

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July 22, 2026
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Whether or not the two theatres are directly commanded in tandem, the effect is the same
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The Dual-Strait Siege – how Iran and the Houthis just closed...

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July 21, 2026
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The International Criminal Court in The Hague
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July 21, 2026
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The Fiji diaspora in Niue meet a government delegation
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Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin
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Look at this image. The thin white lines are what remains of the world’s most important oil artery - the Strait of Hormuz
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July 20, 2026
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A controversial Fiji and Israeli plan to cooperate in security training has triggered criticism
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Fiji joins global Israel allies network, security plan slammed as ‘shameful’

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Suspect in his 50s is in custody and being questioned
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July 20, 2026
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Fiji, Samoa and Tonga all lost their rugby international games at the weekend
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Iranian missile attack on US base in Jordan
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The packed public meeting in opposition to the DP World
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Saige England: A tale of power being taken from the people...

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July 18, 2026
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"FBI Director Kash Patel sounds super stoked about the chance to become a 21st century J Edgar Hoover"
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Caitlin Johnstone: They’re launching a new COINTELPRO for the 21st century

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July 18, 2026
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Fiji Minister of Information Lynda Tabuya
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Healthcare workers protest in Melbourne
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‘Intolerable pressure’ – inside the Israel lobby campaign to coerce regulators...

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PNAG's Joey Tau in Honiara
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In her evidence before the Bondi Royal Commission, the antisemitism envoy Jillian Segel claimed
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Fiji's Labour Party leader and a former prime minister Mahendra Chaudhry
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An AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile supplied by the Australian Defence Force drops from an RNZ Air Force Poseidon patrol aicraft during a love fire exercise
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Jeremy Rose: New Zealand joins the arms race to climate calamity

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Pacific verdict on COP29
Climate

COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’

A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"
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COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail...

In the Eye of the Storm
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Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

Pacific Climate Warriors
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How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

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Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
Coronavirus

Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation

According to WHO, Western Pacific measles cases jumped by 225 percent
Coronavirus

Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson
Coronavirus

Former broadcast minister defends NZ journalism fund, state-funded media independence

1News political editor Jessica Mutch-McKay talks to the main party leaders in last night's debate
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NZ election 2023: Exposing National leader Christopher Luxon’s Māori health falsehood...

Practices like mask wearing and self-isolation should be encouraged for all
Coronavirus

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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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Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin
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Journalist Cole Martin tells it ‘like it is in reality’ in...

Author and journalist Dr David Robie speaking at the launch of the third edition of the Rainbow Warrior book Eyes of Fire
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Nuclear – now climate change: New book on how great powers...

Australia, the country, as a political entity, its government, its major institutions, its official voice to the world, was quiet over the Gaza genocide
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Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived

"I am worried about the implications of any law that bans a chant by exiled people"
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Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of...

West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence
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APJS NEWSFILE

Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society
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Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.
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Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)
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Islands Business: ‘Big picture’ style journalism is the future for...

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