The U.S. Navy’s deployment of new extremely long-range air-to-air missiles in the Indo-Pacific could erase China’s advantage in aerial reach, experts say, part of an intensifying focus on projecting power amid high tensions in the region.

The Ba River will undergo a 3.6km dredging project.

Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation, Viliame Gavoka, met with the Director of the Peace Corps, Carol Spahn, during her visit to Fiji earlier this week.

Fresh peace talks aimed at ending Sudan’s 16-month war have started although neither warring side has entered the negotiating room.

The Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Fiji Corrections Service have jointly launched an anti-bribery campaign aimed at fostering integrity and transparency within the public service sector.

Boxer Imane Khelif has filed a lawsuit over alleged cyberbullying during the Paris 2024 Olympics, which reportedly names author JK Rowling and X owner Elon Musk.

Cabinet has approved the implementation of the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement and the removal of duties on certain goods coming from the European Union countries.

Cabinet has endorsed the review of the Mental Health Act 2010.

The Fiji Rugby Union’s membership in the World Rugby Council has been reinstated with immediate effect.

Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission Chief Executive Joel Abraham says that government will fully subsidize the bus fares for students with blue cards while students with yellow cards will pay the current fare, with the government subsidizing the additional increase.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Professor Biman Prasad has confirmed that the total additional estimated cost for transportation subsidy for students is around $23m for the financial year 2024-25.

The Association of University of the South Pacific Staff believe it has reached the threshold to carry out the strike action.