Headlines- Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi said that the sanctions put proposed by US President Trump threaten the world economy and that the most recent US threats of economic warfare are "doomed to fail."
- According toIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated on Friday that it would be a good time to try to put an end to the war with the United States.
- Five people suspected of charging migrants thousands of euros for bringing them from Ceuta, Spain's North African exclave, to mainland Spain have been arrested by Spanish police.
- After Palestinians allegedly threw rocks on Friday near Sa'ir, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, Israeli settlers shot and killed a 17-year-old Palestinian boy and injured an elderly man.
- Israeli forces entered the Syrian village of al-Basali, which is located in the southern region of Quneitra.
Tag: Pacific island
Papua New Guinea’s Porgera Gold Mine...
The Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea’s violence-prone Enga province will resume operations later this month after a hiatus of several years, a joint venture partner said, amid promises that higher local ownership of the venture will produce an economic windfall.
Pacific Islanders Seek Big Profits from...
Mention Kadavu Island to anyone in Fiji and it likely conjures up one word: Marijuana.The volcanic island – which lies south of the Fijian archipelago, about halfway between Tahiti and Sydney, Australia – is notorious for its illegal cannabis crops, often grown in hidden clumps between lines of taro leaves.
Kiribati Says it Will Rejoin Pacific...
Kiribati said it would rejoin a diplomatic grouping of Pacific Island countries this year, potentially ending a rift that raised questions about the relevance of the Pacific Islands Forum at a time of increased U.S.-China rivalry in the region.
Australia,Papua New Guinea Hope to Conclude...
The leaders of Papua New Guinea and Australia say they want negotiations for a wide-ranging security treaty between the two countries to be completed by the end of April.
Fiji Election’s Kingmaker Party Favors Australia,...
The leader of the kingmaker party in Fiji’s election says he doesn’t support forming a security relationship with China, preferring foreign relations to be closely aligned with Australia and like-minded countries in the Pacific region.