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Our travel team’s favourite day trips in the South East as UK to hit 21C – from pubs with a view to quiet beaches

The Scottish Sun · March 19, 2025

IT'S getting hot in here, or at least it is in the UK. With weather set to hit highs of 21 degrees this week, we're on hand with our recommendations for where to head in the South East of the UK to make the most of the sunshine. 12 The sun is...

Record-breaking Six Nations puts France at Springboks' door

eNCA ·

PARIS - France's crowning as this season's Six Nations champions underlined their status as genuine contenders to South Africa's global supremacy thanks to an efficient gameplan, generational individual talents and some record-setting...

Discover The Islands of Tahiti: Culture, Travel, and Island Adventures

Pacific Tourism Organisation · March 13, 2025

The Islands of Tahiti offer travelers a rich tapestry of cultural experiences, seamless travel options, and a diverse array of islands, each with its own unique allure. Cultural Experiences Immersing oneself in the island of Tahiti’s vibrant...

‘Climate finance’ saddles Pacific island nations with more debt

Asia Times · November 21, 2024

As this year’s UN climate summit reaches its final stage of negotiations, Pacific scholars are calling on world leaders to improve the dispersal system of climate finance to support people living in small island nations. Last week, we presented...

Cook Islands and French Polynesia form an air services agreement

Cook Island News · November 19, 2024

During regional meetings in French Polynesia, Foreign Secretary Tepaeru Herrmann, accompanied by Senior Foreign Service Officer Eden Brown, met with their French Polynesian government counterparts to advance negotiations on a bilateral Air...

US Hammers Ally Facing Off China in Pacific With Tariffs

Newsweek · March 12, 2025

President Donald Trump on Wednesday pressed forward with blanket tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, including from Australia, in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese characterized as "not the actions of a friendly nation." The move has fueled...

New Zealand’s record of colonial oppression of the Cook Islands

World Socialist Web Site · March 14, 2025

Last month, New Zealand’s political and media establishment erupted in outrage over the decision by the Cook Islands government to sign a wide-ranging strategic partnership agreement with China without consulting Wellington. Map of the south-west...

Marshall Islands: How the Rongelap evacuation changed the course of history

Asia Pacific Report · March 14, 2025

SPECIAL REPORT: By Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal and RNZ Pacific correspondent in Majuro The late Member of Parliament Jeton Anjain and the people of the nuclear test-affected Rongelap Atoll changed the course of the history...

Marshall Islands: Rongelap evacuation changed course of history

RNZ · March 13, 2025

Marshall Islands traditional and government leaders joined Greenpeace representatives in showing off tapa banners with the words "Justice for Marshall Islands" during the dockside welcome ceremony earlier this week in Majuro. Photo: RNZ Pacific /...

President Fritch describes pro-independence candidates’ wins in Tahiti as catastrophic

Pacific News Service ·

French Polynesia’s president Edouard Fritch has described the election of three candidates of the pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party to the French National Assembly as catastrophic. They won all three seats in a run-off against candidates of...

French Polynesia says Chinese missile landed ‘not far’ from its economic zone

Papua New Guinea Post Courier · September 27, 2024

China’s Defence Ministry announced the rare trial on Wednesday, saying that the missile was carrying a dummy warhead and “fell into expected sea areas”. The launch sparked protests from countries in the region, with Japan saying it had not been...

French Polynesia says Chinese missile landed 'not far' from its EEZ in Pacific

The Jakarta Post ·

rench Polynesia said a Chinese intercontinental ballistic missile launched into the Pacific landed near its exclusive economic zone, as Beijing's first such tests in four decades drew a chorus of protests. China had announced the rare trial on...

Tiny island beach that is the ‘Little Sahara of Italy’ with some of Europe’s tallest sand dunes

The Sun · March 14, 2025

THERE'S a little-known beach in Italy that looks like the Sahara Desert. With huge golden sands, dunes and beautiful blue waters, it's one of the most beautiful places to go on holiday, and you'll find it in Sardinia. 5 On the coast of Sardinia...

French Polynesia’s Third-Gender Identities

New Lines Magazine · September 17, 2024

On the small French Polynesian island of Rurutu, Nafille Takamoana spends her days as a server in the kitchen of a local eatery called Snack Piaareare. The modest establishment, with its metal sheet roof and simple wooden furniture, is adorned...

UPSC Key: World Air Quality Report 2024, Baloch Insurgency and The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025

The Indian Express · March 12, 2025

New Delhi is most polluted capital, Byrnihat in Meghalaya tops list of cities Syllabus: Preliminary Examination: General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization. Story...

These Tiny Snails Are Breeding in the Wild for the First Time in 40 Years in French Polynesia

Good News Network · November 19, 2024

© Paul Pearce Kelly A global conservation effort to reintroduce a tiny snail to the wild is celebrating a momentous milestone, as for the first time in 40 years, conservationists have found adult members of the species born in the wild. This means...

Couples Agree: This Is Royal Caribbean's Best Ship

The Travel · July 5, 2025

Planning a cruise for two can sometimes be challenging, as couples often need to sift through dozens of ship options to find one that matches their travel style. While some ships are full to the brim with kid-friendly spaces, others can feel like...

Pacific cyclone outlook: Fewer storms expected this season - NIWA

Pacific Media Network ·

The chance of a tropical cyclone hitting the Pacific, including Aotearoa, New Zealand, is "normal to elevated", according to NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research) and MetService. NIWA's tropical cyclone outlook for the region...

These Tiny Snails Are Breeding in the Wild for the First Time in 40 Years in French Polynesia

Smithsonian Magazine ·

This adult Partula tohiveana snail doesn't have a dot of UV-reflective paint on its shell, meaning it was born in the wild. Paul Pearce-Kelly In French Polynesia, tiny snails are making a big comeback. For the first time in nearly 40 years,...

Rainbow Warrior back in Marshall Islands on nuclear justice mission

Asia Pacific Report · March 12, 2025

By Reza Azam of Greenpeace Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior has arrived back in the Marshall Islands for a six-week mission around the Pacific nation to support independent scientific research into the impact of decades-long nuclear weapons...