Indonesia’s Sumatra island will require 51.82 trillion rupiah ($3.11 billion) in reconstruction and recovery funds following a series of deadly floods, senior government officials said.

Pacific Island countries have delivered a strong call for global action at the Seventh UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, warning that multilateral promises must translate into real support for vulnerable nations.

Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, hosted an annual Christmas carol concert at Westminster Abbey on Friday to honour guests who had mostly been invited for service to the community, joined by her husband and heir to the throne Prince William.

Residents on both sides of Thailand’s and Cambodia’s border evacuated in droves on Monday as fresh clashes erupted, killing at least five people.

The Price Monitoring and Enforcement Taskforce has uncovered a series of serious and unacceptable breaches by multiple supermarkets on the first day of its pre-festive season inspections across the Western Division.

Parliament will be prorogued from now until the State Opening of Parliament on February, 16 next year, marking the formal conclusion of the current parliamentary session.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned on Monday an Israeli raid on the East Jerusalem compound of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA.

Dark comedy “One Battle After Another” racked up a leading nine Golden Globe nominations on Monday, positioning the Leonardo DiCaprio thriller as an early favorite on Hollywood’s road to the Academy Awards.

The Ministry of Education has confirmed a significant improvement in literacy levels for Year 5 and Year 7 students, as provisional results for the 2025 Literacy and Numeracy Assessment are released today.

Fiji Water Flying Fijians head coach Mick Byrne says character and conditioning, not talent, will shape Fiji’s 2027 Rugby World Cup squad.

The Votualevu Youth Rugby Club is turning rugby into a lifeline for children as the community battles a worsening drug crisis.

Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection Sashi Kiran is urging market vendors across Fiji to become the first line of support and protection for women and girls.