Calls for exploration of alternative sugarcane products
Suva [Fiji], April 18: There are growing calls to explore alternative products from sugarcane to boost the industry's value.
RBF and ministry boost climate insurance protection for vulnerable families
Suva [Fiji], April 18: Fiji has taken a major step to strengthen financial protection for vulnerable households, with the Reserve Bank of Fiji and the...
Outsourcing Sector targets GDP growth and 15,000 jobs by 2030
Suva [Fiji], April 18: Fiji's outsourcing sector is setting its sights on becoming a major driver of the national economy, with bold targets to boost...
Ditoka in Singapore, Fiji rules out wage increase
Suva [Fiji], April 18: Minister for Foreign Affairs Sakiasi Ditoka is currently in Singapore holding talks to secure fuel supply for Fiji as global prices...
Illegal weapons find exposes secret network
Suva [Fiji], April 18: Unauthorized weapons found outside official military inventory have raised fresh national security concerns.
Vakarisi dies after medical emergency during military interview
Suva [Fiji], April 18: The Republic of Fiji Military Forces Commander Ro Jone Kalouniwai says a man who presented himself during a joint security inquiry...
Czech minister summons Russian envoy
Moscow [Russia], April 17: Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka summoned the Russian ambassador on Thursday after threats from Moscow against European arms manufacturers. Prague is...
We are very close to deal with Iran, says Trump
Washington DC [US], April 17: US PresidentDonald Trump says an agreement to end the war with Iran is within reach, even though a first round...
South African opposition politician Julius Malema jailed for five years
Johannesburg, April 17: The leader of South Africa's opposition party, Julius Malema, has been sentenced to five years in prison without parole for violating the...
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi in critical condition: Brother
Tehran [Iran], April 17: Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi is in critical condition following a heart attack, her brother said on...
Lebanese army urges caution ahead of ceasefire
Washington DC [US], April 17: The Lebanese army on Thursday urged residents to wait until a ceasefire agreed between the governments of Israel and Lebanon...
No date set for US-Iran talks, as Pakistan pushes to keep diplomacy...
Iran [Tehran], April 17: Pakistan's Foreign Ministry on Thursday confirmed that the United States and Iran were in discussions - through Islamabad - to hold...
Donald Trump's stance on Powell raises concerns over central bank autonomy
New York [US], April 16: Federal prosecutors made an unannounced visit this week to a construction site at Federal Reserve headquarters that is the focus...
Nine killed in second Turkiye school shooting in 24 hours
Istanbul [Turkey], April 16: Nine people were killed in a school shooting in south-eastern Turkiye on Wednesday, Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftci said. It was the...
Russia and Azerbaijan settle row over plane crash
Moscow [Russia], April 16: Russia and Azerbaijan have reached "an appropriate settlement of the consequences, including the issue of payment of compensation," nearly 18 months...
US military kills four men in strike on suspected drug-smuggling boat
Washington DC [US], April 16: The US military killed four men in a strike on a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific, the US...
US sending 10,000 more troops to Middle East
Washington DC [US], April 16: The United States is sending more than 10,000 additional troops to the Middle East before the end of April as...
US sending 10,000 more troops to Middle East
Washington DC [US], April 16: The United States is sending more than 10,000 additional troops to the Middle East before the end of April as...
Iran says $270bn war loss must be compensated
Tehran [Iran], April 16: Iran has demanded that it receive compensation for the destruction caused by the United States and Israel's attacks, as the country...
Ten countries call for immediate end to Lebanon fighting
Canada, April 16: Canada, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and seven other countries on Tuesday called for an "urgent end to hostilities in Lebanon" in a...
Starmer and Macron to co-host Strait of Hormuz talks in Paris
London [UK], April 15: International leaders will gather in Paris on Friday in an effort to come up with a plan to ensure the Strait...
Indonesia and US sign 'major' defence cooperation partnership agreement
Washington DC [US], April 15: US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has hailed the establishment of a "major defence cooperation partnership" with Indonesia, saying it...
Haiti arrests seven officials after 25 killed in heritage site stampede
Mexico City [Mexico], April 15: Authorities in Haiti have arrested seven officials following a deadly stampede that killed 25 people at a historic fortress in...
At least 16 people injured, assailant dead in shooting at Turkish school
Istanbul [Turkey], April 15: At least 16 people, including pupils, were injured after a gunman opened fire inside a high school in south-eastern Turkiye on...
Spain's Sanchez govt to legalise half a million migrants through royal decree
Madrid [Spain], April 15: Some half a million undocumented migrants living in Spain are to be legalized through a royal decree, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's...
US, Iran may resume talks this week despite port blockade
Washington DC [US], April 15: Talks to end the Iran war could resume in Pakistan over the next two days, US President Donald Trump said...
Israel and Lebanon hold direct talks in Washington
Beirut [Lebanon], April 15: Israeli and Lebanese representatives met on Tuesday in Washington for direct political-level talks for the first time since 1983.