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Peters drops 'truth bomb' at UN function
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters in New York attending a leaders' breakfast at the United Nations. Photo: RNZ / Anneke Smith The Foreign Affairs Minister says the world needs to face the "elephant in the room" on global emissions, during a...
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Winston Peters drops 'a truth bomb' at UN function on big four emitters
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters in New York attending a leaders' breakfast at the United Nations. Photo: RNZ / Anneke Smith The Foreign Affairs Minister says the world needs to face the "elephant in the room" on global emissions, during a...
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Peters lobs 'truth bomb' on climate change at UN
By Anneke Smith of RNZ New Zealand's Foreign Affairs Minister says the world needs to face the "elephant in the room" on global emissions, during a climate change meeting in New York. Winston Peters was up early for the United Nations leaders'...
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Australia’s emissions reduction targets ‘a bit of a cop out’, says Pacific climate advocate
As Australia's prime minister prepares to spruik the countries new climate targets at the UN General Assembly in New York, a Pacific climate activist says these are "a bit of a cop out". Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is addressing the United...
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Peters warns UN four biggest polluters blocking global emissions progress
“Four countries comprise 60 per cent of the world’s emissions, and the rest of the 191 countries ... are wrestling with this problem. We have to face the fact, deal with it – we’re in a battle we can’t possibly win.” Peters has previously pointed...
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As China and EU disappoint, prospects of meeting 1.5C climate target fade
This week’s pledges by the EU, China and other large countries for emissions cuts by 2035 are not ambitious enough to get global climate targets back on track, climate experts say. With the US withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and President...
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State President’s working trip to US achieves all set goals: Deputy FM
Hanoi (VNA) – State President Luong Cuong’s working trip to the US for the High-Level General Debate of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) and bilateral engagements has been a success, achieving all set goals and...
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Fisheries as a Means of Outward Mobility During Taiwan’s Martial Law Period
Written by Jess Marinaccio. Image credit: “Aerial oblique view of HMNZS Taupo with the Taiwanese squid fishing boat Kin Nan, which was arrested after illegally fishing in the New Zealand economic zone. Taken from a No. 5 Squadron Orion. No. 75...
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Pacific Islands News Roundup – September 19 – 25, 2025
Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...
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Anguilla becomes unlikely winner in AI boom
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Prof C. Justin Robinson, Flavien Moreau In the sleepy capital of this amazingly beautiful Caribbean island, where the pace of life moves to the rhythm of trade winds, government officials are grappling with an extraordinary...
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The many South-east Asias we must recognise — Phar Kim Beng
SEPTEMBER 25 — When people think of South-east Asia, they often imagine a single geographic or cultural unit: ten, soon eleven, countries strung between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Some reduce it to a simple binary of “maritime South-east Asia”...
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Regional Workshop Speeds Up Tariff Commitments under PACER Plus
Customs officials from eight Pacific Island countries at the three-day Regional Workshop on Transposition of Tariff Commitments and Product-Specific Rules under PACER Plus in Apia, Samoa. APIA, Samoa – Customs officials from eight Pacific Island...
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World News | India Hosts FIPIC Foreign Ministers Meeting in NY, Strengthens Ties with Pacific Island Nations
New York [US], September 25 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar hosted the Foreign Ministers Meeting (FMM) of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) in New York, highlighting the progress of a 12-point action plan...
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India hosts FIPIC Foreign Ministers Meeting in NY, strengthens ties with Pacific Island nations
New York [US], September 25 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar hosted the Foreign Ministers Meeting (FMM) of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) in New York, highlighting the progress of a 12-point action plan...
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PM Manele Highlights Solomon Islands’ Leadership in Ocean Governance at Bloomberg Global Forum
New York, USA, Wednesday 24 September 2025 – Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele today participated in a high-level roundtable discussion at the 2025 Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Forum in New York, emphasizing the country’s progress in advancing...
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Jaishankar Meets Global Leaders At UN, Reaffirms India’s Stand On Cyprus And Bilateral Ties
United Nations: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar continued his diplomacy among the top officials gathered here for the high-level session, convening meetings on Security Council reform, and outreach to the Pacific. He also met...
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EAM Jaishankar calls for unity of Global South on UNSC reforms
United Nations: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar continued his diplomacy among the top officials gathered here for the high-level session, convening meetings on Security Council reform and outreach to the Pacific. He also met...
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Jaishankar hosts FIPIC Foreign Ministers’ meeting in New York
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday hosted the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the Forum for India–Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) in New York. In a post on X, Jaishankar said he was “delighted” to convene the gathering and...
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EAM Jaishankar Hosts Meetings On UNSC Reform, Pacific Outreach
United Nations: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar continued his diplomacy among the top officials gathered here for the high-level session, convening meetings on Security Council reform, and outreach to the Pacific. He also met...
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Finafinau represents Am Samoa at STEMtastic Adventures with Young Pacific Leaders
Nadi, FIJI (September 2025) — Finafinau, American Samoa’s youth-led nonprofit for environmental stewardship and resilience, proudly represented the territory at the STEMtastic Adventures with Young Pacific Leaders Symposium in Nadi, Fiji. What...
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