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UN member states ended two weeks of negotiations Friday without a treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, an agreement that would have addressed growing environmental and economic challenges. After 15 years, including four prior formal sessions, negotiators have yet to reach a legally binding text to address the multitude of issues facing international waters -- a zone that...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has highlighted the need for dialogue to reduce the nuclear threat after countries failed to reach consensus at a conference to review the landmark Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), his Spokesperson said on Saturday. Following four weeks of intense discussions at UN Headquarters in New York, the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the NPT ended late...

Both the United States and China need to be on board to ensure peace and bring action on climate change, Tuvalu's foreign minister said last week. Simon Kofe told Reuters at a virtual Newsmaker event that Tuvalu was mindful when approaching geopolitics in the Pacific that China needs to be involved to address challenges facing his country and the broader...

A strategy meeting of the pro-independence Caledonian Union has been told that France must give a firm and irreversible date for New Caledonia's sovereignty. The party leader Daniel Goa said the decolonisation process with its three referendums under the 1998 Noumea Accord failed to give New Caledonia its independence. The territory has been on the UN decolonisation list since 1986, based...

The Fiji Airways Fiji 7s side will play New Zealand in the Cup final of the Los Angeles tournament. This after Fiji beat a spirited Australia side 29-10 in the cup semi-final. In the second semi-final, New Zealand edged Samoa 28-26. A try after the final hooter for skipper Sione Molia has sent New Zealand through to the final of the Los...

The gloomy Suva weather did not dampen the spirits of fans who turned up to witness our Swire Shipping Fijian Warriors defeat Manuma Samoa 60-10 at the HFC Bank Stadium Saturday. The best in Pacific rugby was on display as both teams showed great physicality and passion. Samoa’s Ailepata Lemalu crossed over 14 minutes into half from a maul at lineout...

While his Wallabies teammates describe him as a "freak" and his coach says he's never seen a winger like him, Marika Koroibete says he's just repaying Australia for all it has given his family. The Australians clinched a 25-17 victory over South Africa at Adelaide Oval on Saturday to keep alive their chances of winning the Rugby Championship. Man of the...

PNG Hunters celebrate perfect homecoming PORT MORESBY, 29 AUGUST 2022)----They are home. They have won. The footy gods were smiling down on the Santos National Football Stadium on Saturday afternoon as the SP PNG Hunters pulled off a fairy-tale finish in their homecoming match with the Mackay Cutters in Round 20 of the Hostplus Cup. Trailing by four points with seconds remaining,...

Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force (MSDF) said it has conducted its first joint drill with the Tongan navy, as concerns grow over China's increasing military clout in the South Pacific. The MSDF said its destroyer the Kirisame engaged in communication training and positioning exercises on Saturday and Monday in waters near the Tongan capital of Nuku'alofa, along with Tongan patrol ship...

The Solomon Islands Government has seemingly confirmed it will block some foreign journalists from entering the country, declaring that reporters who are “demeaning” or engage in “racial profiling” by attacking its ties with China will be banned. The office of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has repeatedly berated the ABC's Four Corners program, which explored China's growing presence across Solomon Islands. On...