Pacific leaders gathered in Tonga this week to discuss the most pressing issues in the region. The group backed a Pacific-wide police training and rapid-response
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Pacific Islands Forum communique taken down after Chinese envoy calls Taiwan reference ‘unacceptable’
A summit of Pacific leaders has ended in drama after China’s regional envoy demanded the scrapping of language about Taiwan, with the communique later republished
Severe turbulence injures seven people on United Airlines flight from Cancun
Severe turbulence caused injuries to seven people on a United Airlines flight from Cancun in Mexico to Chicago and forced an emergency landing in Memphis,
Former Red Brigades member arrested in Argentina after four decades on run
Police in Argentina have arrested a former Red Brigades member who has spent more than 40 years on the run from the justice system in
Weather tracker: At least three dead as Typhoon Shanshan barrels through Japan
Typhoon Shanshan has killed at least three people and injured about 40 as it barrels through Japan, with more than 250,000 homes left without power.
New Zealand’s Māori King Tuheitia dies aged 69
New Zealand’s Māori King Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII died peacefully on Friday morning, aged 69, according to a statement released by his representatives. “The
‘No democratic legitimacy’: EU rejects Maduro’s Venezuela election win claim
The EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has said its members have given up hope of Nicolás Maduro producing evidence that he won Venezuela’s election
Canada’s 2023 wildfires released more greenhouse gases than most countries
Wildfires that swept Canada’s woodlands last year released more greenhouse gases than some of the largest emitting countries, a study found on Wednesday, calling into
Stray bullets and closed schools: Rio’s kids suffer as police crack down on gangs
Textbooks and marker pens are not all that science teacher Roberto Brandão, 54, takes with him each morning when he sets off for work in
Anger in China after women lock crying toddler in plane toilet to ‘educate’ her
Two women in China have been accused of child abuse after they separated a crying toddler from her grandmother and locked her in the toilet