Oceania Australia Australia has become the first country to ban the sale of vapes outside pharmacies, with the enactment of new laws banning the manufacture, supply, commercial possession and advertising of disposable and non-therapeutic vapes
Oceania Samoa Thousands of Methodist believers, both local and foreign, gathered in the Mulivai-o-Aele church in Faleula to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Annual Methodist Church Conference
Oceania Palau A particular phenomenon is occurring in the forests, with hundreds of uduiud trees turning grey, losing their leaves and dying in the last three years, according to a report by the Division of Forest, Land, and Water Management
Oceania Fiji Fiji's national airline, Fiji Airways, has been recognised as the best airline in Australia and the Pacific for the second year running and has been awarded best airline for staff for the fourth year running
Oceania Marshall Islands The country joined the final communiqué of the Global Peace Summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on X
Oceania Samoa The Government of Samoa granted Samoan dollars 500.000 (€170,000) to the Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympics Committee to prepare for the Paris Olympic Games
Oceania Australia After pleading guilty and entering a plea bargain with the US, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a free man and has landed in Australia; Assange will not be allowed to return to the US unless he is granted permission
Oceania Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Premier Jeremiah Manele visited Australia on his first overseas trip and discussed security and policing with his Australian counterpart
Oceania Tuvalu The Asian Development Bank, the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific and the governments of Australia and Tuvalu attended the handover ceremony of the Nui Island boat harbour to the local community
Oceania Vanuatu Phase 2 of the Vanuatu Hospital Redevelopment Programme will begin soon, following the approval of clinical service models for three hospitals: Vila Central Hospital in Vila, Norsup Hospital in Malekula and Lenakel Hospital in Tanna
Oceania Nauru The Indian High Commissioner to Australia, Gopal Baglay, was simultaneously accredited as the next Indian High Commissioner to Nauru
Oceania Palau The Palau national landfill site, opened only 3 years ago in the state of Aimeliik, is filling up at an alarming rate: 7,4% of its capacity has been reached and projected life span of 25 years seems increasingly unlikely without significant intervention
Oceania Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea's national statistician, John Igitoi, has assured the public that the data collected with tablets in the ongoing digital census will be secure and confidential, after all measures have been taken