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PM Rabuka’s Visit Adds New Momentum to India-Fiji Relations
The Diplomat
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August 26, 2025
India and Fiji’s bilateral relations are deeply rooted in shared history, cultural ties, and a strong diaspora presence. Overlapping strategic concerns, shared economic interests, and efforts to integrate with the Indo-Pacific economic...
Taiwan Global Pathfinders Initiative set for 2nd round
Taipei Times
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August 26, 2025
A government-funded program enabling young people from Taiwan’s diplomatic allies to participate in short-term training and cross-cultural exchanges in Taiwan would soon begin its second round after the first round ended last month, a Ministry of...
Pacific news in brief for 27 August
RNZ
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August 26, 2025
Last week, the Nauru government announced it signed a project proposal of about $1 billion with a Chinese company. Photo: Facebook / The Government of the Republic of Nauru Nauru/Australia - security Australia is pushing to ratify a security...
APCC celebrates grand opening of its newly built home
Tacoma Weekly - Washington State
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On Sept. 8, 2023, a grand groundbreaking ceremony was held to kick off construction for the Asia Pacific Cultural Center’s long-awaited new facility. Now, it is time to cut the ribbon on Friday, Aug. 29, and the public is invited to take part....
Taiwan Global Pathfinders Initiative set for second round: MOFA
Focus Taiwan
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August 26, 2025
Taipei, Aug. 26 (CNA) A government-funded program enabling youths from Taiwan's diplomatic allies to participate in short term training and cross-cultural exchanges in Taiwan will soon begin its second round after the successful completion of its...
The World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – what does that mean for the US?
Space.com
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August 25, 2025
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory opinion in July 2025 declaring that...
Three children return to Samoa after life-saving heart surgeries in Fiji
Samoa Global News
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August 25, 2025
Source: Samoa High Commission in Suva. Three children have returned to Samoa after undergoing life-saving heart surgeries in Suva, Fiji. Supported by Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Children’s Hospital Gift of Life surgical mission, the children all...
Life in this UK town comes with a warning: Your home may be lost to the sea
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 23, 2025
When Stuart Eves moved to the coastal village of Fairbourne in northern Wales 50 years ago, he thought it would be home for life. He fell in love with his "slice of paradise", sandwiched between the rugged mountains of the Snowdonia National Park...
Why India, US, Petrostates Blocked Global Plastics Treaty at Geneva Talks
Moneylife India
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On August 5, 2025, over 1,400 persons representing 183 countries arrived in Geneva, Switzerland to chalk out a consensus for a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution. The hope was that by August 14, an effective inter-governmental treaty would...
How to watch Man City vs Tottenham today: live stream Premier League 2025/26 game, TV channels, team news
TechRadar
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August 23, 2025
The Man City vs Tottenham live stream is a heavyweight clash this early in the Premier League 2025/26 season, not least after the sides won their respective opening fixtures 4-0 and 3-0. City purred in winning by four goals at Wolves. An Erling...
Japan’s Ties to Pacific Island Nations Have New Significance 80 Years after World War II, as U.S.-China Rivalry in Region Grows
The Japan News
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August 22, 2025
The Yomiuri Shimbun Then Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, front center, welcomes Pacific leaders in Tokyo at the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) in 2024. By Yuko Mukai 8:00 JST, August 23, 2025 Eighty years ago, Japan lost its...
South Africa vs Australia streams: How to watch Rugby Championship 2025 live online from anywhere
TechRadar
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August 23, 2025
Are the Wallabies back? There's only one way to find out. Australia pulled off the most stunning result of the year last week, coming back from 22-0 down – they'd touched the ball twice when the Springboks scored their first try, and one of those...
Imanuela Akatemia hosts historic education conference and student convention
Cook Island News
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August 22, 2025
Apii Imanuela Akatemia for the first time hosted two significant events – the Cook Islands Regional Educators Conference and a student convention – that brought “inspiration, training, and fellowship to both educators and students”. Both events...
Interview Waiver No Longer Available for Most Nonimmigrant Visa Applicants, Starting September 2, 2025
National Law Review
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August 21, 2025
Quick Hits Most applicants for nonimmigrant visa interview waivers will be required to attend in-person interviews after September 2, 2025. For certain nationalities, these changes are effective immediately and without exception. These changes may...
How Fisheries Shaped Taiwan’s Pacific Diplomacy: A Case Study from Australia
Taiwan Insight
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August 21, 2025
Written by Jess Marinaccio. Image credit: Fishing boats near Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan by the author. With the Kuomintang’s retreat to Taiwan in 1949, the Republic of China (ROC) became a fishing nation. Although claiming to control all of...
How to watch Bundesliga 2025/26: live stream guide, TV channels and free streams
TechRadar
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August 22, 2025
2025/26's Bundesliga live streams see Bayern Munich set out to defend their crown, as the likes of Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig try to stop them. Below we have all the information on how to watch Bundesliga 2025/26 season...
Taiwan Charts Diplomatic Path in Pacific amid Solomon Islands Controversy
Island Times
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August 22, 2025
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan is ramping up its diplomatic presence in the Pacific, framing itself as a vital partner to island nations even as China’s influence complicates regional cooperation. The island’s Foreign Minister, Lin Chia-Lung, spoke...
Tonga ends dengue outbreak as Sāmoa faces surge in cases
Pacific Media Network
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Tonga’s Ministry of Health has declared the end of the dengue fever outbreak, which started six months ago. Since the outbreak, a total of 907 cases were recorded, along with three dengue-related deaths. Thankfully, no new cases have been reported...
Project targets poverty
Islands Business
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August 17, 2025
FOR too long the Pacific has watched others create stories about the region’s people. The tide has started to turn as an upcoming filmmaker launches his film, Bati, approaching Pacific issues through a Pasifika lens. Born in Tuvalu, raised and...
New Australia-Vanuatu deal won’t replicate Falepili-style pact, says analyst
Asia Pacific Report
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August 18, 2025
A Pacific analyst and commentator says it is unlikely that Vanuatu will agree to any exclusive rights in the new security and economic pact with Australia.Senior ministers of both countries, including deputy prime ministers Richard Marles and...