The Fiji Servicemen Aftercare Fund and the Ministry of Veteran Affairs are working to revitalize the Veteran Affairs Portfolio.

Fiji has become the first Pacific country, and the 50th globally, to sign the Second Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention against Cybercrime.

The Fiji Servicemen’s After-Care Fund Act is now 81 years old and has seen no major amendments to reflect the evolving landscape, according to Secretary Serevi Vananalagi.

Silentó, the Atlanta rapper known for his hit song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” pleaded guilty but mentally ill Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter and other charges in the 2021 shooting death of his 34-year-old cousin.

The United States is preparing a partial evacuation of its Iraqi embassy and will allow military dependents to leave locations around the Middle East due to heightened security risks in the region, U.S. and Iraqi sources said on Thursday.

The death toll from floods in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province has risen to 49, the head of the province said on Thursday.

The pinnacle of motorsport, Formula One, has its own music.

Ukraine has brought home the bodies of 1,212 soldiers killed in the war with Russia, the Kyiv officials responsible for exchanging prisoners of war said on Wednesday.

Japan’s Nintendo (7974.T), opens new tab said on Wednesday it had sold more than 3.5 million Switch 2 units in the first four days after its launch, making the console the company’s fastest-selling gaming device to date.

The Suva Magistrates Court has granted the application by the state counsel in the case involving former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, former Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, and former Health Minister Dr. Neil Sharma.

A four-member National Fire Authority investigation team is expected to begin work tomorrow.

The Ministry of Health is cautiously considering the implementation of a needle and syringe program aimed at reducing HIV transmission among intravenous drug users.