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Coast Guard creates new position to combat illegal fishing threatening Pacific security
The U.S. Coast Guard has established a first-of-its-kind position in Guam to tackle illegal fishing operations that threaten not only marine ecosystems across the Pacific but also intersect with broader security concerns including human...

Soaking up island fair’s wet, wonderful weekend
Splish! Splash! Bash! The Guam Visitors Bureau hosted a spectacle to remember at Governor Joseph Flores Memorial Park from noon to night on Saturday and Sunday, June 7 and 8. Cultural pride pierced through the downpour and glimmered under...

RMI ‘no’ to deep sea mining
The Marshall Islands has joined a growing number of nations saying “no” to deep sea mining. At the Oceans Conference last week in Nice, France, President Hilda Heine announced that the RMI would join the countries calling for a moratorium on all...

Cannes Lions: how a festival about TV ads became a global barometer for creativity
From its Venice origins to its post-pandemic reset, Cannes Lions has mirrored the creative industry’s biggest shifts – and sparked a few of its own. Let’s look back.The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, now in its 70s, has grown...

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jun 18, 2025 Evening
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jun 18, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. The Guardian Publishes Leaked CCTV Footage and Prison Life Details of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint Amid Trial June 18 The Guardian news agency has released CCTV footage and...

How ‘Jaws’ Sank Shark Conservation Before It Began
Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss stand next to a shark with a hook piercing through it in a scene ... More from the film 'Jaws', 1975. (Photo by Universal Pictures/Getty Images)Getty Images When Jaws hit theaters in 1975, it changed the way...

PNGOC ISSUES URGENT LEVY FEE DEADLINE FOR TEAMS TO PAC MINI GAMES
The Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC) is issuing a critical reminder to all National Federations sending athletes and teams to the Pacific Mini Games this year that all levy fees for athletes and officials must be settled by 18 June 2025....

NSC SUPPORT FOR TEAM SOLOMON TO COMPETE AT THE PACIFIC MINI GAMES
Since the NSC Board’s first meeting held in February 2025, we have been working with NOCSI to support the preparation process for Team Solomon to compete at the upcoming Pacific Mini Games. The overall responsibility for securing funding for and...

NCSL DONATES TRUKAI FUN RUN T- SHIRTS TO STUDENTS
In a vibrant show of community partnership and youth empowerment, NCSL Savings and Loan Society donated 100 Trukai Fun Run T-shirts to Badili Vocational School in Port Moresby city on Friday, June 13, 2025, reinforcing its commitment to education,...

The Stars and Stripes Diplomacy of the Vatican: Leo XIV Inherits Pope Francis’s Chinese Legacy
Fuzhou, June 2025 – The appointment of Bishop Lin Yuntuan as auxiliary bishop of Fuzhou by the Vatican marks a turning point in Sino-Vatican relations. Under the guidance of Pope Leo XIV, the first US pontiff, the Holy See has fully implemented...

‘Ocean with David Attenborough’ a swan song for the seas
Samm Binns Special to The Sentinel-Record At 99 years old, Sir David Attenborough delivers his most urgent documentary yet with "Ocean," a breathtaking meditation on marine ecosystems that oscillates between wonder and devastation. Opening on a...

CaixaForum Madrid celebrates summer with themed nights of magic, swing, circus and dance
Concerts, performing arts and workshops will fill all the spaces at CaixaForum Madrid on Thursday 26 June and 3, 10 and 17 July from 7.30 pm. The programme includes dynamic, accessible and participatory cultural activities, such as the inclusive...
PM’s Europe trip helps realize Vietnam’s national development aspirations, determination
PM Pham Minh Chinh’s tour to Europe served as a source of inspiration for Vietnam to continue realizing its national development goals and attracting international resources in the new era. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) is welcomed by French...
Bryan, Plaskett Defend Federal Tax Exemption for EDC Companies
A provision included in the Trump administration’s “Big Beautiful Bill” would exempt some Virgin Islands companies owned by U.S. businesses from paying a tax typically applied to American companies operating in foreign countries. (Source file...

Australia overtakes China in the Pacific as America vacates the lane
Something interesting is happening in how Australians think about their own country’s influence in the Pacific. According to the Lowy Institute’s 2025 poll, 39 per cent of Australians now see Australia as the most influential power in the Pacific...

PM’s Europe trip helps realise Vietnam’s national development aspirations, determination
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s tour to Europe from June 5 to 14 yielded numerous meaningful and substantive outcomes, which will serve as an important foundation, a driving force, and a source of inspiration for Vietnam to continue...

Greiner to chair new committee overseeing NSW Liberals – as it happened
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature What we learned, Tuesday 17 JuneAnd with that, we are going to put the bog to bed. Before we go, let’s recap the big stories of the day: More than half of Australians...

Hyundai Motor Company President and CEO José Muñoz Reinforces Hyundai's Journey as a Mobility Leader
Seoul, South Korea and Barcelona, Spain (ANTARA/PRNewswire)- Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) reaffirms its vision for the future of mobility and its leadership in technological innovation at the La Fédération Internationale des Sociétés...

Two Opus Dei schools in Girona will separate boys and girls and renounce the Education grant.
BarcelonaAnother case of Catalan schools opting to lose their Education funding to maintain a system that separates students by sex. After two schools in Vallès announced a few months ago that they were merging to maintain gender segregation, two...

Federal funding terminated for UH program that supports women in STEM
Field work in Kāneʻohe Bay was supported by an early CASA award. PC: University of Hawaiʻi A program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa that supported dozens of career development activities for women in geosciences and community outreach was...