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PNG defeat Fiji in physical Pacific Test

Papua New Guinea have defeated Fiji 24-14, ensuring captain David Mead ended his Kumuls' career on a high note at Campbelltown Sports Stadium.

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New Zealand takes down Tonga, PNG beats Fiji, and Samoa runs over Cook Islands in Pacific Tests

PNG edges Fiji to wrap up a day of Pacific Test football, after New Zealand beat Tonga 26-6 at an electric Mt Smart Stadium and Samoa thumped Cook Islands 42-12.

ABC News

Test match an NRL audition for PNG

Saturday night's Test match against Fiji will give PNG the chance to prove they have the talent and appetite to support an NRL team.

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‘Varsity Blues’ moms, dads jet-setting again – except one who once claimed ‘cardiac’ shock

BOSTON — “Varsity Blues” moms and dads are back to their jet-setting ways hobnobbing in Fiji, Ireland, England, Scotland, Turkey and Germany.

Boston Herald

A New Pacific Reset? Why NZ must prioritise climate change and labour mobility

The frequent use of the term “shared values” to describe developments in the Pacific tends to obscure a distinct shift in New Zealand and Australian relations with their Pacific partners over the past two decades.

The Conversation

In the Solomon Islands, Wong takes first tentative steps in repairing a strained relationship

Foreign Minister Penny Wong was no doubt expecting a cooler reception than her three previous visits to the Pacific when she touched down in Honiara last Friday. The Solomon Islands government website had not even listed the Australian minister’s visit – but it did note the first visit of a…

The Conversation

When Jessica Hill saw the 'ladies in pink' in a Fijian prison, she feared the worst. Instead, she gained forgiveness and a passion for fashion

It took Jessica Hill three years to accept she was in prison. She used the next four years of her sentence to seek forgiveness and hone her craft.

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Russian superyacht arrives in Hawaii after U.S. seizure order

A superyacht seized in Fiji last month at the request of U.S. authorities, who say the $300 million Amadea is owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, has arrived in Hawaii, Refinitiv Eikon vessel tracking data showed.

Reuters

Russian superyacht Amadea arrives in Honolulu from Fiji

A Russian-owned superyacht seized by the United States has arrived in Honolulu Harbor flying an American flag

The Independent UK

Fiji's former coup leaders Frank Bainimarama and Sitiveni Rabuka to face off in tense election battle

Fiji's national election is set to be a contest between two former military coup leaders, both with experience serving as prime minister. Campaigning is already in full swing and voters could potentially head to the polls next month.

ABC News

Cybersecurity in the Pacific: how island nations are building their online defences

Leaders of several Pacific nations met in Fiji last week to strengthen ties and promote unity in the region.

The Conversation

Fiji says climate change, not conflict, is Asia's biggest security threat

Fiji's defence minister said on Sunday that climate change posed the biggest security threat in the Asia-Pacific region, a shift in tone at a defence summit that has been dominated by the war in Ukraine and disputes between China and the United States.

Reuters

US seizes $325m Russian superyacht Amadea in Fiji after court battle

The US has seized a $325m (£258.8m) Russian-owned superyacht in Fiji on Tuesday after winning a legal battle.

Evening Standard

Russian forces control most of eastern Ukraine's Severodonetsk, governor says

Russian forces control most of the strategic Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk and are heavily shelling the twin city of Lysychansk, causing major damage, the governor of Luhansk region said on Wednesday. This comes as fighting intensifies in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. Read about the day’s events as they unfolded on…

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The Guardian - AU

Pacific leaders reach crucial deal to restore political unity, as China’s interest in region accelerates

The agreement, which stops the region’s key diplomatic body, PIF, from splitting, lifts a ‘big dark, dark cloud that has been hanging over the Pacific’

The Guardian - UK

US wins legal battle to seize $325m superyacht docked in Fiji

US authorities claim vessel is beneficially owned by Suleiman Kerimov, one of Russia’s richest men

The Guardian - UK

Mystery Russian superyacht sets sail for the US after Fiji court ruling

Russian oil boss linked to ‘Putin’s yacht’ at centre of US court case

Al Jazeera

Fiji turns over yacht allegedly owned by Russian oligarch to US

The ruling ends an eight-week legal battle over the $300m Amadea yacht, allegedly owned by Suleiman Kerimov.

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Pacific Islands Forum mend rift as super powers focus on region

Several leaders of Pacific Islands Forum nations met on Tuesday to resolve a dispute over leadership selection that had threatened to split the region's major diplomatic group.

Reuters

Russian superyacht to leave Fiji, court rules

A Fiji court has ruled a Russian-owned superyacht be removed from the Pacific island nation by the United States because it was a waste of money for Fiji to maintain the vessel amid legal wrangling over its seizure.

ABC News

Pacific Island Forum's leadership crisis comes into focus as leaders arrive in Fiji to resolve tensions

The ABC understands Pacific Island leaders hope to strike an agreement to resolve leadership questions, reform the organisation and allow the forum to stay whole, after last year's threat by Micronesian nations to withdraw.

The Conversation

'I said no' – Nie's refusal and the troubling question of Pacific slavery in Australia

In 1881 Nie (also known as Nai), a Pacific Islander woman, walked off “Virginia” plantation, south of Maryborough, in the colony of Queensland.

Newsroom.co.nz

China's Pacific wins and 'overconfidence' failure

With bilateral successes but a multilateral failure, what lies ahead for Bejing's role in the Pacific?

Zenger

Yacht Guilty: Fiji High Court Backs USA In Tug Of War Over Oligarch’s $325 Million Superyacht

Fiji’s High Court has backed a US bid to confiscate a $325 million superyacht the FBI says is owned by an oligarch pal of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Guardian - AU

The rejection of China’s deal shows the Pacific will not be used as a geopolitical pawn

Pacific leaders have sent a strong message that countries who want to partner with them must treat them with respect and take action on climate change

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