Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir ​Putin will on Wednesday dine ‌on Peking duck and Jinhua ham at a banquet featuring ​Chinese opera and Pyotr ​Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, Russian state ⁠news agency TASS reported.

The Fiji Kula’s upcoming friendly matches against Hong Kong next month will provide the national women’s football team with valuable game time ahead of the Melanesian Spearhead Group Cup at the end of the year.

Parisian fashion house Chanel has drawn in shoppers who had never bought the brand before, as creative ​director Matthieu Blazy’s reinvented versions of classic bags, shoes and jackets drove demand that outstripped supply and a return to growth.

The Electoral Commission and the Fijian Elections Office say preparations for Fiji’s next national electoral event are continuing at full momentum, despite the deferment of the Local Government Elections.

Mexican authorities arrested ​the municipal president of ‌Atlatlahucan and five other political figures in ​an investigation ​into corruption and organized crime ⁠in central ​Morelos state, special prosecutor ​Ulises Lara said in a video message late ​on Wednesday.

With stroke being one of the leading causes of death and disability in Fiji, its impact on mental health after a stroke is often a silent battle.

Fiji’s creative industry is set for a major visibility boost, with the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) confirmed as the official media partner for the 2026 Kula Awards, to be held in Suva on August 21–22.

There has been international condemnation of Israel’s treatment of pro-Palestinian activists who were on board a Gaza-bound aid flotilla intercepted by Israeli naval forces.

For Romanian-born U.S. ​actor Sebastian Stan, the Cannes Film Festival drama “Fjord”, centred around the clash of values that ‌ensues when a religious family relocates from Romania to a Norwegian village, has allowed him to reconnect with his roots.

Harry Styles’ world tour is set to review its staging following complaints from fans over obstructed views.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has deferred the  local government elections.

The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service is strengthening coordinated border enforcement efforts with multiple agencies to disrupt drug trafficking, money laundering and other forms of illicit trade entering the country.