Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is “open to all except its adversaries”, and any passage through the trajectory of this significant chokepoint should be coordinated with the Iranian military, reports ...

A West Papuan church leader has warned that ongoing killings of young Papuans allegedly by Indonesian security forces have ...

The Solomon Islands has entered a new political era. In a historic morning at Parliament House yesterday, Matthew Cooper Wale was elected as the nation’s new Prime Minister. His victory marks the ...

New Zealand (22nd) remains the region’s model for press freedom, despite slipping six places,” said the World Press Freedom Index report. “Other Asia-Pacific democracies, such as Taiwan (28th), ...

Fiji’s media workers finally got to celebrate their World Press Freedom Day this week 11 days late — on Thursday, May 14. The ...

While appreciating certain points in Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s speech “Securing NZ’s Future in a more Volatile World ...

The Palestine Forum of New Zealand has criticised plans for the country taking part in next month’s military exercises with Israel and the United States, saying Wellington must not be seen aligning ...

Most of the Western media refuse to join the dots and explain Israel’s decades-long obsession with defanging Tehran. The war in Iran is what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has planned for ...

Scenes from the NSW antisemitism hearing in 2025. Image: Collage Michael West Media. Image: Collage Michael West Media The NSW Parliament’s antisemitism report was folded into the Bondi Royal ...

Amnesty International says it is “deeply alarmed” over the obstruction of justice and chaotic scenes — including gunfire — ...

Starkly, in Israel’s case, not only does its actions in Gaza look like genocide, but its leaders have been crystal clear that those actions are intended to be genocidal. Image: www.jonathan-cook.net ...