More than 50 French performers, writers and producers published an essay defending film star and national icon Gerard Depardieu amid growing scrutiny of his behavior toward women during his five-decade career.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka made it clear in a press conference today that David Group would not be allowed to give the Great Council of Chiefs any share of its earnings for the purpose of provincial development.

Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources, Filimoni Vosarogo, has reflected on his first year in office, describing it as exciting and challenging.

The shadow national side, Fiji Babaas, will feature at the Fiji Bitter Yalovata Lomaiviti 7s next month at Nasau Park in Levuka, Ovalau.

Cricket got a glimpse into its future during a momentous 2023 but its present continues to be dominated by Australia, who bagged the test and 50-overs world titles under Pat Cummins’s inspiring leadership.

A thick layer of toxic smog wreathed Bangladesh’s capital of Dhaka as the air quality index plummeted into the “hazardous” category, while similar conditions prevailed in New Delhi, the capital of neighbouring India.

A seismic year for soccer in Saudi Arabia witnessed the turbo-charging of its domestic league with expensive foreign superstars, an audacious bid to host the 2034 World Cup and the staging of FIFA’s inter-continental club tournament.

A search is still underway for four people who remain missing at sea as they failed to return from a fishing trip last night.

Fijians have raised concerns regarding streets being filled with trash bags, and overflowing of dumpsites following Christmas.

A gender-equal Olympic Games next year will coincide with increasing sponsorship opportunities for female athletes, experts say, after the Women’s World Cup soccer tournament underscored the growing popularity of women’s sport in 2023.

Olivia Rodrigo has broken the second album curse – with critics naming her messy, intimate, coming-of-age record Guts the best new release of 2023.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered its military, the munitions industry and the nuclear weapons sector to accelerate war preparations to counter what he called unprecedented confrontational moves by the U.S., state media said.