A diverse gathering at India House marked India’s 79th Independence Day today, celebrating national pride and the bond between India and Fiji.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he believes his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is ready to end his war in Ukraine, speaking on the eve of Friday’s summit between the men, but that peace would likely require at least a second meeting involving Ukraine’s leader.

Nine of Fiji’s top weightlifters will head to India next week to compete at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner swept past Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-0 6-2 on Thursday to reach the Cincinnati Open semi-finals, with the world number one extending his hardcourt winning streak to 25 matches.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would see what he could do to help “save” detained Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, even though Chinese President Xi Jinping would not be “thrilled.”

The Ministry of Women, Children, and Social Protection is warning parents and guardians to ensure children remain safe at home and away from the streets.

Police have confirmed that a video circulating of a traffic officer allegedly stopping an ambulance carrying a patient is not recent.

Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced that work would start on a long-delayed settlement that would divide the West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem, a move his office said would “bury” the idea of a Palestinian state.

Former Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum is in the Suva High Court this morning for his bail variation hearing.

The Ministry of Multi-Ethnic Affairs is taking its programmes directly to the people, conducting community consultations across the Central Division.

The prominent Donald Trump supporter and private security executive Erik Prince says he has a 10-year deal with Haiti to fight the country’s criminal gangs, and then take a role in restoring the country’s tax-collection system.

Two Fiji 7s reps will start for FMF Suva today when they play Malolo at Mana Island.