Oceania Kiribati Parliament is preparing for the presidential elections, when deputies will choose the country's next leader; among the deputies of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu Legislative Assembly is a record number of five women
Oceania Palau The Peace Corps programme will be reinstated in Palau with agreement formalised between Minister Caleb Udui Jr. and US Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn
Oceania Papua New Guinea Port Moresby General Hospital has inaugurated a state-of-the-art catheterisation laboratory, marking a significant step forward in the country's ability to perform invasive cardiac treatments
Oceania Samoa Archbishop Mosese Vitolio Tui, leader of the Catholic Church in Samoa, questioned the moral compass of those who stood by while an innocent student was beaten for no reason, calling for action to put an end to fights
Oceania Micronesia The President addressed the UN General Assembly after Micronesian leaders met with US President Biden and federal officials reaffirmed their commitments to the Compacts of Free Association
Oceania Australia Geological evidence suggests that the largest known impact structure in the world may be buried under the desert in Australia; 600 kilometres wide, the crater was formed over 500 million years ago and may have triggered the Earth's first mass extinction
Oceania New Zealand The Land, Air, Water Aotearoa project has released nationally updated data for rivers, lakes, groundwater and estuaries, showing that New Zealand's freshwater health is under pressure from human activities
Oceania Marshall Islands Some 50 participants - from the Life Skills Academy, Assumption High School, Marshall Islands High School with local residents - took part in a dialogue on the tuna industry and employment opportunities for young people, fishing and Marshallese culture
Oceania Nauru The Danish Immigration Minister said he had gained 'valuable insights' during a trip to Nauru to study Australia's controversial system for processing offshore asylum seekers
Oceania Fiji The government intends to raise awareness of sustainable land resource management through education and awareness programmes, enabling communities and land users to actively participate
Oceania Kiribati The country is 'exercising sovereignty' in banning diplomats, according to University of Adelaide academics Henrietta McNeill and Maualaivao Maima Koro, in paper titled 'Pacific States Are Setting Terms for Diplomatic Engagement'
Oceania Marshall Islands Many students and community members attended the USP Campus panel on mental health issues in the Marshall Islands
Oceania Micronesia A multinational team of service members deployed in support of the Pacific Partnership 2024-2 helped preserve World War II monuments during a host nation clean-up event with the Yap Visitors Bureau and members of the Yap Veterans Association