Shrey Parikh, a 14-year-old eighth-grader from Rancho Cucamonga, California, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in a spell-off, correctly ​spelling 32 words rapid-fire over 90 seconds to claim the $50,000 ‌cash prize.

Rescuers pulled four people from a flooded cave in Laos, Thai volunteer rescuers said, hours after ‌another man was brought out.

The Fijian Elections Office has identified information management, operational readiness and public confidence as its most pressing challenges as it ramps up preparations for Fiji’s next General Election.

The National Federation Party says it is positioning itself to take a leading role in uniting Fiji under its “Weaving Fiji Together” campaign, as confidence grows within the party following its latest branch meeting in Nadi.

Lomaiviti Province is looking to expand its commercial operations through property development, tourism infrastructure, and fisheries investment as part of plans to grow income opportunities for the province.

Despite taking up badminton less than a year ago, 15-year-old Alex Fong of Natabua High School is already making impressive strides in the sport after competing in the Badminton Fiji Secondary Schools Championship over the past three days.

Fiji’s Under-18 women’s handball team is on the brink of making history as it prepares to represent the nation at the International Handball Federation (IHF) Women’s Youth World Championship in Romania next month.

Florence is planning a major expansion of ​restrictions on new short-term tourist rentals.

U.S. Defence Secretary ​Pete Hegseth urged Asian allies to ramp up military spending to counter China’s growing power and prevent its dominance in the region, warning of “rightful alarm” ‌over its rapid military buildup.

Tangled cobwebs dangle from the ceiling in dim light and a pleasant, musky sweetness pervades the air in this ​repository of a precious wine collection, once owned by Georgia’s ‌most infamous son, Josef Stalin.

Thousands of local residents shut down Austria’s Brenner motorway.