11 h. ago US Coast Guard pursues suspected sanctions evasion ship near Venezuela

The US Coast Guard is in “active pursuit” of another vessel in international waters near Venezuela, an official has told the BBC’s US partner CBS News, as tensions in the region continue to escalate. US authorities have already seized two oil tankers this month – one of them on Saturday. Sunday’s pursuit related to a […]

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29 h. ago Fiji Pine clarifies lease and dividend process after online claims

The Fiji Pine Group of Companies has dismissed social media claims that some landowning units in Bua have not received lease rental payments. Executive Chair Ratu Rakuita Vakalalabure responded to a post by Australia-based creator Suliasi Daunitutu, saying all land rentals are fully up to date. Ratu Rakuita also clarified confusion over dividend distribution. While […]

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32 h. ago Sydney residents honour Bondi victims on National Day of Reflection

Mourners and community members on Sunday (December 21) gathered at Bondi Beach, laying flowers and paying respects as Australia marked a National Day of Reflection for victims of a mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at the seaside location one week ago. The attack, described by authorities as Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in nearly three […]

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4 d. ago Funeral for youngest Bondi Beach shooting victim, Matilda, to be held on Thursday

The funeral of 10-year-old Bondi Beach shooting victim Matilda will be held in Sydney on Thursday as her parents criticized the government for failing to respond to a rising tide of antisemitism. Matilda was the youngest of 15 people killed in the Hanukkah festival shooting spree in Sydney on Sunday, allegedly carried out by a […]

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4 d. ago Matanimeke to learn fate this Christmas Eve for brutal murder

Twenty-year-old Timoci Matanimeke, who brutally murdered 60-year-old Nitya Nand on Christmas Eve 2023, will know his fate this Christmas Eve. Matanimeke was convicted earlier this week of murder, aggravated robbery, and criminal trespass in connection with the attack on Nand in his Samabula, Suva home. The court heard that Matanimeke entered Nand’s home with the […]

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7 d. ago Father and son behind Bondi mass shooting, Australia police say

Two gunmen who attacked a Jewish celebration in Sydney’s Bondi Beach that killed 15 people were a father and son, police said on Monday, as Australia mourned victims of its worst gun violence in almost 30 years. The father, a 50-year-old, was killed at the scene while his 24-year-old son was in critical condition in […]

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7 d. ago Eleven killed after gunmen target Jewish festival in deadliest Australia shooting in decades

New South Wales Police say 11 people have been killed in a shooting targeting the Jewish community, with 29 taken to hospital – including a child It is the deadliest shooting in Australia since the Port Arthur attack in 1996 The attack at Bondi Beach happened while an event was being held to mark the […]

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8 d. ago Zelenskiy says he will meet US and European representatives in Berlin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he would meet U.S. and European representatives in Berlin to discuss “fundamentals of peace.” Zelenskiy said Ukraine needed a “dignified” peace and a guarantee that Russia, which invaded his country in 2022, would not attack again. Germany said earlier on Saturday that it would host U.S. and Ukrainian delegations over […]

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8 d. ago At least two killed, eight injured in Brown University shooting

Two people were killed and eight were critically wounded at a shooting at Brown University, the prestigious Ivy League school in Rhode Island, the mayor of Providence told reporters. Mayor Brett Smiley said police were still searching for the shooter, who struck at Brown’s Barus & Holley engineering building, where exams were taking place at […]

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8 d. ago England’s 2023 fightback a useful Ashes reminder for Australia’s Green

England’s fightback to draw the last Ashes series 2-2 is a useful reminder to Australia that they cannot afford to take their foot off the gas with a 2-0 lead this time around, Cameron Green said. Australia go into the third test, which starts in Adelaide on Wednesday, looking firmly in control of the five-match […]

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8 d. ago Two US soldiers and an interpreter killed in suspected Islamic State attack

Two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in Syria by a suspected Islamic State attacker who targeted a convoy of American and Syrian forces before being shot dead, the U.S. military said. The attack was barely a month after Syria announced it had signed a political cooperation agreement with the U.S.-led coalition […]

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9 d. ago Hazlewood not done with test cricket despite Ashes disappointment

Australia quick Josh Hazlewood intends to continue playing international cricket in all formats despite missing the entire Ashes series because of injury. At 34, Hazlewood was one of a half dozen Australia players who were considered to be approaching the twilight, and maybe the end, of their test careers during the Ashes series. Hazlewood’s involvement […]

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1 week ago First climate migrants arrive in Australia from sinking Tuvalu in South Pacific

The first climate migrants to leave the remote Pacific island nation of Tuvalu have arrived in Australia, hoping to preserve links to their sinking island home, foreign affairs officials said on Thursday. More than one-third of Tuvalu’s 11,000 population applied for a climate visa to migrate to Australia, under a deal struck between the two […]

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1 week ago Ukrainian sea drones disable sanctioned Russian oil tanker in Black Sea

Ukrainian sea drones on Wednesday hit and disabled a tanker involved in trading Russian oil as it sailed through Ukraine’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea to the Russian port of Novorossiysk, a Ukrainian official said. The attack is the third sea drone strike in two weeks on vessels part of Russia’s so-called “shadow […]

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1 week ago Barrett warns Pacific facing rising transnational crime threat

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett says transnational crime is no longer a problem faced by just one country, it is a growing threat that now stretches across the entire Pacific. Barrett made the comment when asked about the KVT gang, after three Fijian nationals linked to the syndicate were arrested in Western Sydney this […]

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1 week ago The British Army team is going to play for the first time at the 2026 McDonald’s Coral Coast Fiji 7s.

This was confirmed by organizers yesterday and this coming event promises to be one of the most exciting editions of the tournament. The team brings a rich tradition of discipline, physicality, and high-performance rugby, forged through elite military training and competitive rugby programmes across the United Kingdom. According to organizers, their inclusion adds another layer […]

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1 week ago Australia social media ban set to take effect, sparking a global crackdown

Australia is set to become the first country to implement a minimum age for social media use on Wednesday, with platforms like Instagram, TikTok and YouTube forced to block more than a million accounts, marking the beginning of an expected global wave of regulation. From midnight (1300 GMT), 10 of the biggest platforms will be […]

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1 week ago Indonesia says more than $3 billion in recovery funds required after Sumatra floods

Indonesia’s Sumatra island will require 51.82 trillion rupiah ($3.11 billion) in reconstruction and recovery funds following a series of deadly floods, senior government officials said. The death toll from the cyclone-induced floods and landslides reached 950 as of Monday, with 274 people still missing, according to official data. The storms also killed about 200 people […]

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2 w. ago Russian strikes kill four in Ukraine as new US policy released

Russia on Sunday welcomed the Trump administration’s new national security strateg y in comments by the Kremlin spokesman published by Russia’s Tass news agency. Dmitry Peskov said the updated strategic document was largely in line with Moscow’s vision. “There are statements there against confrontation and in favor of dialogue and building good relations,” he said, […]

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2 w. ago Man wounded in 2nd stabbing attack on North Carolina commuter train since August

Police in North Carolina have charged a 33-year-old man with critically injuring another person in a stabbing on a Charlotte commuter train, just a few months after a Ukrainian refugee riding one of the city’s trains was killed in an unrelated knife attack. Oscar Solarzano, 33, was charged with attempted first-degree murder, assault with a […]

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