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The World Meteorological Organisation declared 2024 the warmest year on record, with global temperature exceeding 1.5°C above the pre-industrial average. Regionally, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, as part of the Australian and New Zealand-funded Climate and Ocean Support Programme in the Pacific (COSPPac,) analysed the Fifth Generation of European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts Reanalysis (ERA5) dataset for the Western...

The countdown is on! Today marks 500 days until the groundbreaking FIFA World Cup 26™ gets under way at the Estadio Azteca Mexico City on Thursday, 11 June 2026. More than five million fans are expected to attend the tournament’s 104 matches in Canada, Mexico and the United States, with six billion more engaging with the newly expanded 48-team competition worldwide. With...

Darts Cook Islands are in high spirits as the women maintain their gold medal and the men return with silver medals after losing to Papua New Guinea. And with this news, the team returns home ready to make plans for the 5th South Pacific Darts Championship in Rarotonga after winning the bid to host the competition in 2027. Darts media officer...

In a fervent appeal to the global community, Prime Minister James Marape of Papua New Guinea has called on U.S President Donald Trump to rethink his decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement and current global climate initiatives. Marape’s plea came during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting held in Davos, Switzerland, on 23 January 2025. Expressing deep concern for...

Samoa and the People's Republic of China have penned an agreement where citizens from both countries can travel visa-free. The Agreement on Mutual Visa Exemption was signed on 23 January 2025, at a special ceremony held during the celebration of the Chinese Spring Festival on Thursday evening. The Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O.) for the Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet...

Samoa's prime minister and the five other ousted members of the ruling FAST Party are reportedly challenging their removal. FAST chairman La'auli Leuatea Schmidt on Wednesday announced the removal of the prime minister and five Cabinet ministers from the ruling party. Twenty party members signed for the removal of Fiame Naomi Mata'afa and five others, including Deputy Prime Minister Tuala Iosefo...

Chiefs from several constituencies whose members of parliament (MPs) were sworn in as new cabinet ministers on Wednesday hope for a resolution to the internal party divisions as the country heads towards the 2026 general election. Their comments come after four MPs, including those from Va’a o Fonoti, Vaisigano No. 1, Palauli No. 3, and Aleipata Itupa-i-lalo, made the controversial...

Unofficial results in the Vanuatu election show another rainbow coalition is likely, with voters again sending a potpourri of parties to parliament. Ni-Vanuatu went to the polls on Thursday in a snap election triggered by Prime Minister Charlot Salwai's dissolution of parliament. While results will not be confirmed for days, counting tallies seen by AAP suggest at least eight parties will...

Reports allege the prime minister-elect has nominated people who were not Members of Parliament for his new cabinet. Kaniva News reported last week that the King was expected to appoint the new Cabinet this week, according to the Prime Minister-designate. The number of nobility MPs, previously claimed to be three in the new Cabinet, now allegedly dropped to only one. The latest...

President Surangel Whipps Jr., during his second inaugural address in Ngerulmud on Thursday, laid out an ambitious vision for Palau, emphasising unity, self-reliance, and sustainability. Marking 30 years since the establishment of Palau’s constitutional government, Whipps called on citizens to preserve their cultural heritage while adapting to a rapidly evolving global landscape. “Together, we have faced storms, disease, conflicts, and...