Ratu Navula College has advanced to the semi-finals of the Vodafone Deans competition after defeating Mahatma Gandhi Memorial School 16-10 this afternoon.

Dozens of Russian military personnel are being trained in Iran to use the Fath-360 close-range ballistic missile system, two European intelligence sources told Reuters, adding that they expected the imminent delivery of hundreds of the satellite-guided weapons to Russia for its war in Ukraine.

Foreign Ministers from the region have agreed that the Executive Summary on the 2050 Blue Pacific Strategy Baseline Report will be forwarded to leaders for their consideration at the Leaders’ Meeting later this month.

Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Sivendra Michael has stressed the importance of sharing concerns among Pacific Island countries to sustain the security and prosperity of the region.

The Fiji team will enter the OFC Men’s U16 Championship final as the underdogs.

Lami High School has created an upset in the Under 19 grade after clinching the win against Ratu Kadavulevu School in an 11-5 win this afternoon.

John Wesley College has been crowned the winner of the Southern Zone Under-19 Cricket Competition.

An 18-year-old Iraqi national was detained in Vienna in connection with investigations into an alleged plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in the Austrian capital, Austria’s interior minister said on Friday.

The Biden administration has decided to lift a ban on U.S. sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday, reversing a three-year-old policy to pressure the kingdom to wind down the Yemen war.

The Nasinu Secondary School under-18 rugby team has maintained their unbeaten streak in the Vodafone Deans competition with a 17-13 victory over Tailevu North College in a quarterfinal at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva this afternoon.

King Charles called for mutual respect and understanding after racist riots that targeted Muslims and migrants in Britain, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said on Friday, marking the first intervention by the monarch since the unrest began last week.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says there is hope that a way can be found for the review and reconstruction of Fiji’s constitution.