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12 reasons why a huge split is opening up in the West over US-Israel’s ‘manifestly illegal’ war on Iran

ANALYSIS: By Nury Vittachi The West is in turmoil over countries’ top legal minds declaring the US-Israel attack on Iran to be illegal, as China did. But Israel-friendly Western politicians, including...

Eugene Doyle: Minab school massacre – hands off the children of Iran, Donald Trump

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle When I heard the terrible news that the Americans and Israelis had killed more than...

NZ rally slams Five Eyes intelligence ties hours before US-Israel attack on Iran

By David Robie, Asia Pacific Report Speakers at a pro-Palestine rally in central Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau today were highly...

Roger Fowler, a legend of the Aotearoa solidarity movement, dies at 77

OBITUARY: By David Robie Roger Norman Fowler: 12 September 1948 – 21 February 2026 Roger Fowler, an activist legend of...

Activists tell of ‘apocalyptic’ ecocide on top of Israel’s Gaza genocide at rally

By David Robie, Asia Pacific Report Two Extinction Rebellion activists joined the speakers today at an Auckland protest over...

Background to SCORI – is this a sell-out of Pacific’s ‘Sea of Islands’?

By concerned citizens of the Pacific The signing of the memorandum of understanding between the University of the South Pacific’s vice-chancellor and president, Professor Pal...

No sedition charges against Kanak pro-independence leader, says prosecutor

By Walter Zweifel The president of New Caledonia’s largest pro-independence party Daniel Goa will not be prosecuted for alleged calls for violence and sedition. Last month,...

India launches ‘celebration of future’ climate research centre at USP

By Joeli Bili in Suva A partnership forged between the Indian government and the University of the South Pacific will see the establishment of a...

OPM call for PNG’s James Marape as negotiator for NZ pilot’s safe passage

Asia Pacific Report Free Papua Organisation (OPM) leader Jeffrey Bomanak has appealed for Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape to become a “neutral intermediary”...

Author-poet condemns Papuan rebel threat to shoot NZ hostage pilot if denied talks

Asia Pacific Report An Australian author-poet and advocate for West Papuan independence has condemned a reported threat against the life of a New Zealand hostage...

Highly secretive Five Eyes alliance disrupts China-backed hacker group

ANALYSIS: By Dennis B. Desmond This week the Five Eyes alliance — an intelligence alliance between Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and the...