15 August 2025
The Pacific's leaders are grappling with Solomon Islands' contentious decision to block all outsiders from the region's most important annual meeting next month. So what does the episode say about how strategic competition is reshaping the region?
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15 Aug: Bezalel Smotrich, who is sanctioned by Australia and the UK, says a controversial new development "definitively buries the idea of a Palestinian state".... more
15 Aug: The disaster hit a popular tourist pilgrimage point in the Indian-controlled region of Kashmir, with fears about 200 other people are still missing.... more
15 Aug: World number one Jannik Sinner extends his hardcourt winning streak, dating back to October 2024, by reaching the last four in Cincinnati ahead of the US Open.... more
15 Aug: Donald Trump says his meeting with Vladimir Putin has a "25 per cent chance" of failing, as locals in Alaska hold days of peace prayers in the lead-up to the highly anticipated talks.... more
15 Aug: Rayyan Arkan Dikha became a social media sensation for his spontaneous dance atop a racing boat. Now, there are warnings of impersonators trying to profit off his fame.... more
15 Aug: Months after New South Wales became the first state to reform the "outdated" law banning people from being laid to rest with their pets, advocates are urging the Victorian government to catch up.... more
15 Aug: A security contractor held a senior role in what a US legal service says is an "anti-government extremist group" linked to the hard right. Now he works on an Israel- and US-backed humanitarian aid project in Gaza.... more
14 Aug: Members of a visiting delegation of US Congress members from both sides of politics have stressed the importance of a face-to-face meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.... more
RUGBY A reversion to a largely first-choice team for the All Blacks, as they open the Rugby Championship against Argentina on Sunday morning in Cordoba More...
BUSINESS Grocery shopping keeps getting dearer and dearer for Kiwis More...
