Australia PM writes to Turkey’s Erdogan about COP31 hosting stand-off

SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Nov 2 that he wrote to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resolve a long-running tussle over who will host 2026’s COP31 summit. Australia and Turkey submitted bids in 2022 to host...

Ranked: Countries With the Largest Forests in 2025

Ranked: 35 Countries With the Largest Forests in 2025 See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key...

Military Camouflage Continues To Evolve—There Is No Perfect Pattern

U.S. Marines walk through America's Air Show after a demonstration at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on September 26, 2025 in San Diego, California. They wearing the MARPAT camouflage (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images) Getty Images It may be...

Taitague presses military leaders for direct communication with the legislative branch

Sen. Telo Taitague confronted a Joint Region Marianas representative at last week's Pacific Island legislators meeting, demanding to know why the military briefs the governor's office but bypasses the legislature. The exchange happened during the...

A festival without borders

ACP’s World Culture Festival kicks off in Karachi with a call for peace and cultural exchange. Photos: Express KARACHI: The World Culture Festival 2025 kicked off at the Arts Council of Pakistan in Karachi on Friday, and from the first note, it...

Timing, Targeting, & Technology: Your New Collections Playbook

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BSP announces $USD203 million third quarter revenue

PACIFIC nations have covered more than 30 million square kilometres of ocean in a regional effort to detect and deter illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. Over a three-week period from October 13-31, Operation Kurukuru inspected 126...

Australia PM writes to Turkey's Erdogan about COP31 hosting standoff

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that he wrote to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to resolve a long-running tussle over who will host next year’s COP31 summit. Australia and Turkey submitted bids in 2022...

ACP World Culture Festival brings the world to Karachi

Published on: November 1, 2025 5:54 PM Karachi came alive on Friday as the Arts Council of Pakistan (ACP) launched the World Culture Festival 2025. Artists from 141 countries are participating in the 39-day festival, showcasing music, film, and...

Monitoring chemicals helps to track global progress

A new Global Environment Facility program is supporting the expansion of work to monitor the distribution of long-lasting chemicals and mercury: toxic substances that present major risks to human and environmental health. The Global Chemicals...

ACP’s World Culture Festival kicks off in Karachi with a call for peace and cultural exchange

Opening night featured Balochi folk dances, Amin Gulgee’s visual art, and performances by Bangladeshi artistsACP’s World Culture Festival kicks off in Karachi with a call for peace and cultural exchange The World Culture Festival 2025 kicked off...

Pacific Defence Ministers escalate militarisation across the region

The 10th annual South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting (SPDMM) convened in Viña del Mar, Chile from October 22-24, amid the escalating imperialist war drive across the region, led by the United States, aimed against China. Delegates to the South...

WHO supports access to safer and affordable surgery framework

With climate change increasing surgical site infections and disrupting healthcare systems, the World Health Organization is supporting a regional framework to improve access to safe and affordable surgery in the Western Pacific. This was...

Pope invited to visit Fiji by President during meet at the Apostolic Palace

President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has has met with Pope Leo XIV a and has invited him to visit Fiji and, by extension, the Pacific region. Ratu Naiqama met with the Pope and Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, at the...

The truth behind the mysterious ‘black hole’ spotted on Google Maps

The viral “black hole” seen on Google Maps turned out to be Vostok Island, hidden beneath dense dark-green trees. Credit : Screenshot - Google Maps It started like any other curiosity online – someone zoomed into a random part of the Pacific Ocean...

Pacific Islands News Roundup – October 24 – 30, 2025

Political Leadership and Regionalism, Peace and Security ‘Real Action’: Pacific voices growing louder over West Papua’s escalating crisis (PMN) China backs Fiji’s Ocean of Peace vision (Fiji Sun) Cook Islanders confront US-funded vessel over...

American Samoa Boosts Pacific Tourism Links at SPTO Meetings in Vavaʻu

Vavaʻu, Kingdom of Tonga – From 18–25 October 2025, American Samoa Visitors Bureau (ASVB) Director Taimalelagi Minnie Tuia traveled to Vavaʻu, Tonga, to engage in a full suite of strategic regional tourism events hosted by the South Pacific...

Fiji – Australia build a new chapter in Vuvale partnership

Fiji’s Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sitiveni Rabuka and his Australian counterpart, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, have reaffirmed their commitment to building a sustainable, peaceful, and prosperous Pacific region. In their...

American Samoa strengthens Pacific tourism ties

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Visitors Bureau (ASVB) Director Taimalelagi Minnie Tuia traveled to Vavaʻu, Tonga, from October 18- 25, 2025, to engage in a full suite of strategic regional tourism events hosted by the South Pacific...

Pacific Tourism Organisation and PNG Tourism Promotion Authority Release Papua New Guinea International Visitor Survey (IVS) Results for January–June 2025

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), through its Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI) and in close collaboration with the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA), has released the Papua New Guinea International Visitor Survey...