Youri Tielemans struck a 125th-minute ​penalty as Belgium rallied from two goals down and defeated Senegal 3-2 after extra time in their World Cup last ‌32 clash in Seattle on Wednesday to keep alive their title hopes that had looked dead and buried.

Nearly 200,000 Fijians will benefit from a major climate project aimed at protecting the environment and helping communities adapt to climate change.

Fijian workers under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme have been warned to follow their employment agreements, after around 400 workers left their approved jobs without authorization.

The MV Saint Mary will begin operating on the Natovi-Taveuni route as part of a temporary plan to maintain shipping services for communities and businesses.

The command center hums with activity as radios crackle to life, medical staff stop in to say hello and supplies are arranged in orderly piles.

Apisai Madigibuli, who murdered his wife in 2024, has been sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 20 years, 9 months and 3 weeks before he can be considered for a pardon by the Mercy Commission.

Fiji Airways investment in the Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa and its flight routes and frequency are in the spotlight, says Finance Ministry Permanent Secretary Shiri Gounder.

Iran and the United States concluded ​a round of indirect talks on Wednesday with no sign they had made headway toward a lasting peace, focusing instead on ‌issues that they said had been resolved when an interim agreement was announced two weeks ago.

Finance Minister Esrom Immanuel has defended Fiji’s projected fiscal deficit of around 7 per cent of GDP, insisting the level of borrowing is responsible given extraordinary global and domestic economic pressures.

ANZ Senior Pacific Economist, Dr Kishti Sen, says the 2026-27 National Budget assumed a worst-case set of economic assumptions to project revenue.

The 2026-27 National Budget has a clear philosophy behind it to pare back operating expenditures over time to reduce the deficit.

Residents of Levuka have called on the Coalition Government to address long-standing infrastructure, health and service delivery challenges facing the old capital.