The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs convened its Strategic Planning Forum this week, marking a pivotal moment in shaping Fiji’s national security, defense operations, and veteran affairs.

Two correction officers have been dismissed following their involvement in a drug-related incident uncovered during a recent police operation.

Leave it to Penn Badgley to give us something unexpected.

The U.S. State Department on Wednesday denied that data collected in a government-funded program that helps track thousands of abducted Ukrainian children had been deleted, but acknowledged that the effort had been terminated as part of Washington’s sweeping freeze on almost all foreign aid.

Lady Gaga has seven studio albums under her belt and says that she’s not even close to being done.

Turkey detained Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the main rival of President Tayyip Erdogan, on charges of corruption and aiding a terrorist group in what the main opposition party on Wednesday called “a coup against our next president“.

Fiji’s roads are becoming increasingly congested, with over 10,000 new vehicles registered in the past two years, bringing the total to 154,000 in a country with a population of under a million.

Fiji’s food system is at a critical crossroads, with agricultural policies balancing the need to boost exports and ensure local families have enough to eat.

Fijian Drua coach Glen Jackson has described Motikiai Murray’s three-week ban as unfortunate, acknowledging the young forward’s impressive form this season.

The ongoing social issues and crimes, such as dalo and yaqona theft and drug abuse in Taveuni and across Fiji, can be curbed if villagers unite and work together with the police to combat them.

France and Fiji have reaffirmed the urgent need to strengthen their military cooperation, focusing on joint efforts in maritime security, humanitarian aid, and search-and-rescue operations.

Businessman Ajai Punja denied his charge of unlawful possession of illicit drugs in the Nadi Magistrates Court today.