Pacific Islands focus: health and gender inequities, climate updates, and some hope for marine biodiversity

Introduction by Croakey: In breaking news on Thursday, Papua New Guinea’s cabinet has approved a landmark defence agreement with Australia. PNG’s Prime Minister James Marape said the agreement, known as the PukPuk treaty, “will elevate the two...

Bernama Holds Special Interview With Timor-Leste President

From V. Sankara DILI (Timor-Leste), Sept 17 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) today held a special 40-minute interview with President of Timor-Leste and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate José Ramos-Horta at the Presidential Palace...

Only Donald Trump could have done this

It may well upset those elites who have used their positions to denigrate him, but only Donald Trump could have done this – ensure Hamas’s hostages are returned, and stop the Gaza war. He did this by straight-talking to Egypt, and especially Qatar...

OPINION | A health and development challenge for the Pacific

Diabetes The first article in this series reported on the latest trends in development assistance for health and the second focused on the rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) globally and especially in low- and middle-income countries. This...

As pain and unanswered questions linger, a plea to ‘remember the Balibo Five forever’

Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Luis Pereira’s breath catches in his throat, and he blinks back tears as he sits on his front...

Appointments To Health Regulatory Authorities

Health Minister Simeon Brown has today announced a series of appointments and reappointments to four health regulatory authorities. At the Midwifery Council, Melanie Tarrant has been reappointed, with Suzanne MacIntosh and Laura López joining as...

Oro restos halt service water amid health concerns

- Advertisement - SEVERAL restaurants in Cagayan de Oro City have stopped serving complimentary water and drinks with ice amid reports of stomach-related illnesses and alleged amoeba contamination. The precautionary measures were announced even as...

America Needs a Mass Movement—Now

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. Other peoples have risen. Other peoples have risen up to defend their rights, their dignity, and their democracies. In the past 50 years, they’ve done it in...

Around 200 delegates gather in Hanoi for 16th ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Sports

Hanoi (VNA) - The 16th ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Sports (SOMS-16) opened in Hanoi on October 13 with the participation of about 200 delegates, including ministers, deputy ministers, heads of sports agencies from ASEAN member states and...

Indonesian government promotes phony police reform following protests

In the aftermath of the two-week long protests in Indonesia that began at the end of August, the government of President Prabowo Subianto is pursuing so-called “police reform” and other measures meant to give the impression that it is responding...

300 ka polis miabag sa norte human sa linog, gipasidunggan

Dili mominos sa 300 ka mga police personnel gikan sa nagkalainlaing unit sa Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 ang nagmartsa alang sa pagpasidungog kanila nga giila nga mga Bayani human sila gipadala sa amihanang bahin sa Lalawigan sa Sugbo tungod sa...

Cedar Falls' Dry Run Creek shows what 20 years of watershed work looks like 

CEDAR FALLS — Over the span of two decades, the Cedar Valley community has embraced urban conservation efforts on their properties and in their public spaces in an effort to improve water quality in Dry Run Creek. Rain gardens, rain barrels and...

A Global Call for Equity in Mineral Value Chains at COP30

13 October 2025 As world leaders gather in Brasilia for the Pre-COP meetings, more than 150 civil society organizations from around the world are issuing an open letter to Parties to the UNFCCC calling for governments to put transition minerals...

PH coral reefs in danger zone

CORAL reefs in the Philippines, which lies in the Coral Triangle region, are in a danger zone and are threatened, according to marine biologists and conservationists, by 2030 if current trends are not interrupted. The Coral Triangle, a marine...

Obituary - David Scott Johnson 1969-2025  

David Johnson, originally from Havre, Montana, passed away on September 18, 2025, after a life of extraordinary service and global adventure. A 1988 graduate of Havre High School, Dave was deeply grateful to the Havre community for supporting his...

Dilijan Hosts the DILIJAN RUN Sports and Cultural Festival

This past weekend, the inaugural DILIJAN RUN sports and cultural festival was held in Dilijan, bringing together local residents, students of the United World Colleges (UWC) Dilijan international school, and sports enthusiasts from various regions...

At Gaza Peace Summit, India must speak up

Today’s Gaza Peace Summit at Sharm el-Sheikh — called by US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, with an open invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi — arrives not as an act of vision but of desperation. The world...

Activists from Gaza Aid Flotilla Freed: A Glimmer of Hope Amid Ceasefire in War-Torn Enclave

ISTANBUL – In a poignant coda to one of the most audacious humanitarian efforts of the Israel-Gaza conflict, 45 international activists who were detained by Israeli forces during a high-seas interception of Freedom Flotilla vessels arrived in...

Farmgate Backpackers leads with integrity amid industry challenges

At a time when the agriculture and horticulture industries are again experiencing issues in some southern mainland states, a Bundaberg operation is standing up for workers and farmers. ERLE LEVEY goes to Childers to speak with Bill Darby of...

Inside Northern Ireland’s Secret Slave Trade: The Hidden Scale of Trafficking

Behind closed doors, across towns and cities in Northern Ireland, people are being forced into labour, sexual exploitation and criminal activity through human trafficking. This week, as we mark Anti-Slavery Week, a special Belfast Live...