For a moment you could have mistaken Beijing for Moscow.

At just 18 years old, McDonald’s Fijian Drua Women lock Carletta Yee is already learning the sacrifices that come with playing professional rugby away from home.

Parents are being encouraged to play a stronger role in guiding young people away from high-risk distractions, with sport being highlighted as a key tool in building discipline and positive lifestyle choices.

It’s 35 years since the first British person went into space. Helen Sharman was a 27-year-old food scientist when she stumbled upon a job ad to be part of an Anglo-Soviet commercial venture, Project Juno. Sharman told BBC News in 1991: “All along the selection process, I never really believed that it could be me.”

Kaiviti Silktails chairman and NRL great Petero Civoniceva says the main purpose of the team is to provide a pathway for local players to break into the professional rugby league scene.

The US has charged former Cuban leader Raúl Castro with conspiracy to kill US nationals and other crimes over the 1996 downing of two planes between Cuba and Florida.

Former rugby star Heleina Young is embracing a mentoring role with young Fijian athletes and has an eye firmly on the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after returning to her first sporting love.

Pacific waters are being exploited by international drug cartels, with criminal networks using weak maritime surveillance, vast ocean borders and new technology to move illicit commodities across the region.

Provisional figures show that Fiji recorded 79,724 visitor arrivals in April this year, a slight decrease of 0.8 percent compared to April 2025.

Former Deputy Prime Minister Biman Prasad will return to court next Thursday after his lawyer requested more time to review disclosure documents provided by the prosecution.

Sydney’s Vivid Festival is back with organisers promising a bold new festival full of surprises, as global acts dazzle and drones light up the sky.