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Deep-sea mining: has Trump unleashed a scramble for the seabed?
Swissinfo
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June 26, 2025
The "Hidden Gem", belonging to the Swiss company Allseas, could pave the way for seabed mining, following the signing of the US executive order. 2022 Sopa Images Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your...
Pro-independence advocates urge MSG to elevate West Papua membership
Asia Pacific Report
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June 22, 2025
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Two international organisations are leading a call for the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) to elevate the membership status of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) at their upcoming...
Marape commits to group
The National
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PRIME Minister James Marape is expected to reaffirm the country’s commitment to strengthening Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) cooperation at a leaders’ summit in Fiji this week. Marape flew into Fiji on sunday for the 23rd Melanesian Spearhead...
Brussels’ ‘foreign agents’ fight
EurActiv
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June 25, 2025
Welcome to the Capitals, your concise and comprehensive summary of European news from Eddy Wax and Nicoletta Ionta in Brussels. We welcome feedback and tips here. You can sign up here. In today’s edition: A divisive post-Qatargate lobbying...
A drop in the ocean? Pacific nations tap local know-how for marine conservation
South China Morning Post
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June 27, 2025
Pacific island nations are racing to enhance marine conservation, establishing sweeping “no-take” zones and pledging to sustainably manage vast swathes of their territorial waters despite facing limited resources and geopolitical pressure. Among...
Defence Force to send plane to assist New Zealanders in stranded Iran and Israel
RNZ
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June 22, 2025
The Defence Force is sending a plane to the Middle East to assist any New Zealanders stranded in Iran or Israel. The C-130J Hercules, along with government personnel, will leave Auckland on Monday. Airspace is still closed in the region, but...
Defence Force to send plane to assist New Zealanders in stranded Iran and Israel
RNZ
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June 22, 2025
The Defence Force is sending a plane to the Middle East to assist any New Zealanders stranded in Iran or Israel. The C-130J Hercules, along with government personnel, will leave Auckland on Monday. Airspace is still closed in the region, but...
Groupama Race 2025: Rushour crew safely back in Noumea
Mysailing
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June 17, 2025
The Rushour crew safely returned to Noumea following the capsize of their vessel at approximately 1.15AM Tuesday morning. Timeline of events The New Caledonia Groupama Race organizers were informed last night at 1:20AM of the activation of two...
News Release: Registration open for training grant that supports in-demand jobs
Philippine Asian News Today
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June 22, 2025
British Columbia’s StrongerBC future skills grant opens for fall, supporting career-focused training for residents over 19 years old. Photo from BC Government. Posted by ReyFort Media VICTORIA – People hoping to build better careers will continue...
Marape in Fiji for MSG Leader’s Summit
NBC PNG
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Prime Minister James Marape met upon arrival at Nausori Airport in Suva, Fiji, with the Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Fiji, Mrs Kiti Temo, and PNG's Acting High Commissioner to Fiji, Mr.Bill Olmi (PMs Media) Prime...
Drug traffickers targeting Pacific waterways: Oceania Customs
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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June 25, 2025
Pacific nations must urgently strengthen maritime enforcement as criminal networks deliberately exploit geographic vulnerabilities, generating unprecedented trafficking drugs across the region. The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) says detection...
REMARKS: Secretary General, Baron Divavesi Waqa, at the 6th Pacific-France Summit
Pacific Community (SPC)
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Photo credit: Pacific Islands Forum Statement by Secertary General, Baron Divavesi Waqa, at the 6th Pacific-France Summit 10 June 2025 – Nice, France. Your Excellency, President Emmanuel Macron, Your Excellencies, Pacific Islands Forum Leaders,...
GRACELIN BASKARAN: G7 a significant moment for multilateral co-operation
BusinessLIVE
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The G7 Summit held in Canada last week marked a significant moment for multilateral co-operation — arguably the most consequential in recent years. As SA prepares to host the upcoming G20 there may be valuable lessons to draw from this renewed...
Solomon Islands Reaffirms Commitment to Melanesian Unity at 23rd MSG Leaders’ Summit
Tavuli News
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June 25, 2025
Tuesday, 24 June 2025 — In a world of increasing uncertainty and shifting alliances, Solomon Islands continues to stand alongside its Melanesian partners to protect shared interests, promote peaceful coexistence, and uphold a collective voice on...
Why the UN Ocean Conference 2025 Was Make-or-Break for Marine Protected Areas
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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June 24, 2025
The 2025 UN Ocean Conference put Marine Protected Areas at the heart of global ocean action, but global progress hinges on whether the United States steps up to lead. From June 9–13, Nice, France, hosted the third United Nations Ocean Conference,...
New Zealand withdraws millions in aid from Cook Islands
World Socialist Web Site
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June 24, 2025
New Zealand has abruptly halted nearly $NZ20 million ($US11 million) in funding to the Cook Islands in retaliation for a partnership agreement the tiny Pacific Island nation concluded with China in February without consulting Wellington. NZ...
Exercise series means extended stay for US Marines in the Philippines
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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Members of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit walk down a pier during the Archipelagic Costal Defense exercise at San Vicente in Palawan, Philippines, May 18, 2024. (Donald Holbert/U.S. Marine Corps) Members of a Marine Corps rotational force are...
Fiji advocacy group slams Indonesian role in MSG as a ‘disgrace’
Asia Pacific Report
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June 24, 2025
Asia Pacific Report A Fiji-based advocacy group has condemned the participation of Indonesia in the Melanesian Spearhead Group which is meeting in Suva this week, saying it is a “profound disgrace” that the Indonesian Embassy continues to “operate...
French court postpones release of Kanak leader following appeal
RNZ
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June 8, 2025
Christian Téin Photo: LNC A Parisian appellate court has delayed the release of New Caledonia's Kanak pro-independence leader, Christian Téin, from custody following an appeal by prosecutors. Téin, 57, is the head of a Field Action Coordinating...
Pro-independence advocates urge Melanesian Spearhead Group to elevate ULMWP membership
RNZ
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June 18, 2025
Indigenous Papuans at a rallying in Merauke, West Papua. Photo: Facebook / Sa Papua Two international organisations are leading a call for the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) to elevate the membership status of the United Liberation Movement for...