Cricket

Ahmedabad to host IPL final on June 3

Ahmedabad will host the Indian Premier League (IPL) final on June 3, organisers said on Tuesday in their revised schedule for the tournament which was briefly suspended due to armed conflict between India and Pakistan.

May 21, 2025 3:57 pm
 

World

Trump migrant detentions at Guantanamo Bay cost $100,000 per person daily

President Donald Trump’s use of the Guantanamo Bay naval base to house migrants appears to cost $100,000 per day for each detainee, U.S. Senator Gary Peters said during a hearing on Tuesday, decrying what he described as a prime example of wasteful government spending.

May 21, 2025 3:49 pm
 

News

Ro Teimumu calls for iTaukei economic awakening

The paramount chief of Rewa and head of the Burebasaga Confederacy, Ro Teimumu Kepa, has issued a bold call for the Great Council of Chiefs to be a driving force in training and equipping traditional leaders for modern challenges.

May 21, 2025 2:49 pm
 

News

USP Council meeting underway in New Zealand

Members of the University of the South Pacific Council are currently meeting in Auckland, New Zealand.

May 21, 2025 2:32 pm
 

World

Vaccine-derived poliovirus detected in Papua New Guinea

The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) had been detected in stool specimens of two healthy children in Papua New Guinea on May 9.

May 21, 2025 2:06 pm
 

Entertainment

Australian Fashion Week becomes more exclusive as ownership returns to local industry

Australian Fashion Week (AFW) made its annual return last week, but things looked different this year, and it wasn’t just the trends.

May 21, 2025 2:00 pm
 

Sports

Jackson backs young guns

Fijian Drua head coach Glen Jackson reaffirms his belief in the club’s young playmakers, Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula and Philip Baselala, calling them vital to the team’s long-term vision.

May 21, 2025 1:18 pm
 

World

El Salvador Congress passes law taxing foreign donations to NGOs

El Salvador’s Congress passed a law on Tuesday that levies a 30% tax on transactions from foreign donors to local organizations in a crackdown on “foreign agents” that critics say will boost state control over non-governmental organizations.

May 21, 2025 1:17 pm
 

News

Police Chief flags new dimension in drug trade

Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says the recent seizure of over four kilograms of methamphetamine, originating from a Southeast African nation, marks a new dimension in the ongoing battle against drug trafficking in Fiji.

May 21, 2025 12:46 pm
 

Sports

Reece faces fight for All Blacks recall record try feat

Crusaders winger Sevu Reece is not guaranteed a spot in Scott Robertson’s next All Blacks squad,  playing over 30 Test matches.

May 21, 2025 12:40 pm
 

World

Iran's Khamenei slams 'outrageous' US demands

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said U.S. demands that Tehran stop enriching uranium are “excessive and outrageous“, state media reported, voicing doubts whether talks on a new nuclear deal will succeed.

May 21, 2025 12:38 pm
 

News

FTUC alleges local job exclusion, ministry disagrees

Concerns are growing over the increasing number of foreign workers being hired for jobs that local Fijians are capable of doing.

May 21, 2025 12:34 pm

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