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First PH envoy to Fiji formally assumes post

THE first resident Philippine ambassador to Fiji, Noel Novicio, formally assumed his post on Thursday after presenting his credentials to President Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati...

Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister visits Manila

ISRAELI Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel set off on a landmark diplomatic tour of the Pacific region, starting in the Philippines and continuing to...

China’s allies lead Pacific criticism of Fukushima water release

Suva, Fiji—China’s Pacific allies—from Solomon Islands’ government to Fiji’s opposition—on Friday echoed Beijing’s criticism of Japan releasing wastewater from its disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant. More...

‘Rambo’ Rabuka returns as Fiji’s prime minister

Former military commander Sitiveni Rabuka was on Saturday confirmed as Fiji’s prime minister, after accusing the outgoing government of stoking “fear and chaos” to...

Fiji deploys military as PM refuses to concede poll defeat

Fiji’s long-time prime minister said on Thursday the military had been deployed to maintain “law and order,” as the former coup leader refused to...

Fiji election deadlocked with all votes counted

Final results showed Fiji's general election deadlocked Sunday, with neither incumbent Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama nor his political rival Sitiveni Rabuka heading for a...

Int’l observers say ‘no significant irregularities’ in Fiji vote

Suva—International observers said Friday they had no significant concerns about the conduct of Fiji’s general election, after opposition leaders questioned the legitimacy of the...

Fiji polls open under media blackout

Polls opened in Fiji Wednesday in a high-stakes election contest between two ex-military coup leaders that is being seen as a test of the...

Oligarch’s yacht seized in Fiji on US request

Suva, Fiji—Fiji authorities have seized sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov’s $300 million yacht in line with a US warrant, the US Justice Department says. The...

Could take ‘two weeks’ to restore Tonga internet cable

Tonga's internet may be cut for weeks, an official told AFP Monday, after a violent volcanic eruption cut an undersea communications cable, isolating the...

DFA closely monitoring 800 Pinoys after eruption

The Philippine Embassy in Wellington is currently monitoring the situation of close to 800 Filipinos in Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji after the eruption of...

Fiji PM says 50 peacekeepers headed to crisis-hit Solomon Islands

Fiji will deploy 50 troops to an Australian-led peacekeeping force in the Solomon Islands following anti-government rioting that razed parts of the capital Honiara,...

One dead, five missing as fresh cyclone batters Fiji

At least one person was dead and five were missing Sunday as Fiji was battered by a tropical cyclone for the second time in...

Super cyclone Yasa slams into Fiji; triggers floods

Super cyclone Yasa slammed into Fiji’s second-largest island Thursday, tearing roofs off buildings as it triggered flash floods and landslides in the Pacific island...
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