Republicans and Democrats are touting a hastily-written debt ceiling deal that staves off a devastating U.S. default, but does little to slow a massive buildup of total federal debt now on pace to exceed $50 trillion in a decade.

Burna Boy made history over the weekend when he became the first African artist to headline a stadium show in the UK.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has acknowledged the Fijian diaspora in New Zealand for their contribution to Fiji’s economy.

Canada is on track for its worst-ever year of wildfire destruction as warm and dry conditions are forecast to persist through the end of the summer after an unprecedented start to the fire season, officials said.

One of the most notable happenings at Apple’s event for developers on Monday is likely the iPhone maker’s tweak that will keep its autocorrect feature from annoyingly correcting one of the most common expletives to “ducking.”

Ofcom will not be taking action over actress Adjoa Andoh’s comment that the King’s Coronation was “terribly white”.

Holly Willoughby has said she feels “shaken, troubled and let down” as she returned to ITV’s This Morning.

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he is looking forward to building on discussions with his Fijian counterpart.

The Pacific Islands Forum is increasing engagements opportunities with the private sector.

Experts from Singapore are spearheading Master Planning Project for the Suva, Nadi and Lautoka municipalities.

Moscow said it had thwarted a major offensive against its forces in eastern Ukraine, but Ukrainian officials dismissed the report and both sides said Kyiv’s military had made small gains elsewhere along front lines.

Apple barged into Meta’s metaverse party, unveiling an augmented-reality headset called the Vision Pro, its riskiest and biggest bet since the introduction of the iPhone.