Dengue infections are climbing rapidly across Bangladesh, with health officials reporting the biggest single-day rise in both deaths and hospital admissions this year.

India captain Suryakumar Yadav said matches against Pakistan can no longer be considered a real rivalry after his side extended their recent dominance over their neighbours with a six-wicket victory in their Asia Cup Super Four clash on Sunday.

Taylor Fritz delivered the decisive blow at the Laver Cup on Sunday by beating Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-6(4) as Team World completed a 15-9 win over Team Europe to reclaim the men’s team competition title in San Francisco.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is in New York to advance the Pacific’s Ocean of Peace vision at the 80th United Nations General Assembly.

Fiji is set to strengthen maritime and marine science training through a new partnership between the University of Fiji and Captain Cook Cruises Fiji.

The South Pacific Regional Herbarium at the University of the South Pacific’s Centre for Sustainable Future has become one of the Pacific’s most important centres for biodiversity and cultural preservation.

Israeli forces blew up more residential buildings in Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least 31 Palestinians and prompting many others to flee, Gazan health authorities said, as Israel’s tanks pushed further into the densely populated city.

Christopher Nolan has been elected to lead the Directors Guild of America, the organization said late Saturday. The Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer” filmmaker said in a statement that it is, “one of the greatest honors of my career.”

The Minister for Policing, Ioane Naivalurua, has warned that the Pacific is at a critical juncture, facing both traditional and non-traditional threats that are harming communities and undermining regional unity.

The former Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem, reportedly held a discussion with the Human Resources team in 2022 to discuss amendments to his salary and requested that it be kept confidential.

The World Wide Fund for Nature is hosting a workshop in Suva for Civil Society Organisations, urging stronger collaboration to present a united Pacific voice at the 30th UN Climate Conference in Brazil this November.

A Chinese journalist jailed for four years after documenting the early phases of the COVID-19 outbreak from the pandemic’s epicentre was sentenced on Friday to four more years in prison, Reporters Without Borders said.