When raging wildfires threatened Mohammed Laabar’s hometown in southwestern France on Friday, he and his wife gathered their three-year-old son, grabbed a pre-prepared survival kit and fled to nearby Bordeaux.

Team Fiji boxers Aminiasi Saratibau and Elijah Qiokata are not travelling to the Commonwealth Games simply to gain experience — they have come to Glasgow believing they can fight their way to gold.

A vehicle is believed to have charged into ​a crowd near Berlin’s Pride celebrations on ‌Saturday evening, injuring several people, Berlin police said, adding that a manhunt had been launched for possible ​perpetrators.

Tierney Roney travelled from California, USA, to pursue her dream of playing international football with the Fiji Under-19 Women’s team.

The Government is now moving to strengthen the private security sector through a review of the Security Industry Act, the first comprehensive review in 16 years.

The people of Delailasakau have gathered to remember the 17 passengers and crew members who lost their lives in the Air Fiji Flight PC121 crash 27 years ago.

The newly launched Lomaiviti Urban Youth Council has been challenged to take an active role in addressing issues affecting young people, including drug abuse and HIV awareness.

The Mamanuca Marine Protection and Rescue Initiative Taskforce has completed a three-day community outreach programme in Solevu Village, combining maritime enforcement with essential government services.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned on Saturday a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the ​Caspian Sea, saying it resulted in an explosion that killed ‌one sailor and injured another.

Indian youth protesters called off ​weeks of demonstrations and celebrated in the streets on Saturday after the education minister quit and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government bowed to demands including calls to fix ‌a cheating-prone exam system.

Israeli forces arrested dozens of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, after at least four Palestinians and two Israeli ​soldiers were killed in a shootout when armed Israeli settlers approached a Palestinian village.

Business leaders will gather later this year to tackle some of Fiji’s biggest economic challenges, including rising operating costs, skills shortages and low productivity.