Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, ​has died ​aged 66, the Russian Foreign ⁠Ministry said on ​Wednesday.

The Fiji Police Force is ready to provide security for the upcoming General Election and referendum.

Fiji has taken an important step towards strengthening its legal response to online harms following a comprehensive review of the Online Safety Act 2018.

Nicolas Cage so fully transformed himself into NFL legend John Madden for the new biopic “Madden” that co-star Kathryn ​Hahn says she spent an entire production with him without ever ‌feeling she had met the real Cage.

Schools across Italy were evacuated on ‌Wednesday after around 6,300 of them received bomb warnings, the latest in a series of threats and cyberattacks around Europe against supermarkets, blood banks, air traffic and broadcasters.

In the Strait of Hormuz, tankers are still ablaze, oil spills are washing ashore and drones and missiles strike infrastructure across the region, despite ​expectations of a de-escalation reflected in falling oil prices.

Centralised vote counting is not compulsory under Fiji’s amended electoral laws; the independent Electoral Commission retains the authority to determine whether votes are counted at polling stations or designated counting centres.

The Government is prepared to reprioritise funding and redirect resources towards drought response, water security and assistance programmes as El Niño conditions continue to intensify.

Orthodox Jewish women in Budapest held a “Kosher & Chic” Fashion Show on Sunday to challenge stereotypes and to ​show that dressing modestly and according to the rules ‌of their religion doesn’t mean “having to give up who you are.”

Fiji is calling for reforms to global climate financing arrangements, urging developed nations and international institutions to provide grants rather than loans to countries bearing the brunt of climate change.

An assessment is underway to determine whether current El Niño conditions warrant the declaration of a national emergency, according to Minister for Public Works Ro Filipe Tuisawau.

A Chinese university with ​deep ties to the People’s Liberation Army bought Nvidia’s powerful H200 AI chips last month despite being on a US export blacklist, procurement records show, highlighting gaps in Washington’s efforts to curb China’s access to advanced ‌technology.