Oceania

An estimated 670 people died in the first landslide in Yambali village. Now there is a “serious risk” of a second that could impact up to 8,000 people.

Rescue efforts are underway after a landslide hit a village in Enga province in the middle of the night.

After meetings with both Indigenous Kanaks and the pro-Paris camp, Macron laid out a roadmap that he said could lead to another referendum for the territory.

Supporting separatism in France’s overseas territories has become a top priority as Baku seeks to punish France for its longtime sympathy for Armenia.

Melbourne’s infrastructure needs and the state’s budget problems are clearly in grave tension. The abandonment of critical and necessary rail projects cannot be the solution.

The violent unrest in New Caledonia is alarming. Sadly, the island territory is no stranger to violence.

France imposed a state of emergency for the first time since 1985 as protests against voting reforms morphed into violence.

The unrest started as French lawmakers debated voting reforms opposed by the indigenous Kanak people, who have long sought independence.

The charges stem from 2019, when then-Prime Minister Bainimarama ended an investigation into allegations of financial mismanagement at the University of the South Pacific.

Many cases of mental illness in Australia could be eradicated by targeting child maltreatment. The impacts of doing nothing are devastating.

Australia and Canada are on the receiving end of fiery remarks made by New Zealand ministers, but there are limits to the tough talk.

Whatever window of opportunity the election presented for a change of course on the geopolitical front has closed. But Manele has an opportunity still to deflate regional tensions.