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Deep Rising: Who Owns the Deep Seas?
Deeper Blue
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June 24, 2025
Have you ever wondered about who owns the deep seas? I never gave it much thought until I watched ‘Deep Rising’ at a UNOC3 side event. Narrated by Jason Momoa, the film explores the topic of undersea mining and the concept of a ‘common human...
China irks NZ as its influence spreads in the South Pacific
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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June 23, 2025
Hong Kong, June 23 (ANI): The Pacific Islands are considered a point of vulnerability for Chinese encroachment and influence peddling, and the Cook Islands is following in the footsteps of Vanuatu and Solomon Islands in signing strategic deals...
World News | China Irks NZ as Its Influence Spreads in the South Pacific
Latestly
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June 23, 2025
Hong Kong, June 23 (ANI): The Pacific Islands are considered a point of vulnerability for Chinese encroachment and influence peddling, and the Cook Islands is following in the footsteps of Vanuatu and Solomon Islands in signing strategic deals...
20,000 malicious IPs and domains taken down in INTERPOL infostealer crackdown
International Criminal Police Organization
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SINGAPORE – More than 20,000 malicious IP addresses or domains linked to information stealers have been taken down in an INTERPOL-coordinated operation against cybercriminal infrastructure. During Operation Secure (January – April 2025) law...
New Zealand withdraws millions in aid from Cook Islands
World Socialist Web Site
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June 24, 2025
New Zealand has abruptly halted nearly $NZ20 million ($US11 million) in funding to the Cook Islands in retaliation for a partnership agreement the tiny Pacific Island nation concluded with China in February without consulting Wellington. NZ...
Pacific Islands Countries Push For Action at UN Ocean Conference
The Diplomat
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June 20, 2025
Last week, more than 60 world leaders convened in Nice, France, for the third – and the most-attended – United Nations Ocean Conference. There was cause for celebration: during the week-long conference, 19 countries ratified the Agreement on...
What could a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty look like?
Climate Home News
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June 17, 2025
The 2015 Paris Agreement to tackle climate change famously does not name the controversial root cause of the very problem it is intended to solve: fossil fuels. In the year of its 10th anniversary, Gillian Cooper, political director of the Fossil...
Seven things we learned at the UN Ocean Conference (and one we didn’t)
The Third Pole
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June 18, 2025
The French port of Nice was overrun last week with politicians and diplomats sweltering in suits, cooler representatives from NGOs and local communities, and a staggering number of police. More heads of state, governments and members of civil...
Group-IB Announces Support For INTERPOL’s Operation Secure
Channel Post Middle East & Africa
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June 19, 2025
Group-IB has announced its support for Operation Secure, a major law enforcement initiative led by INTERPOL across the Asia-Pacific region. The operation resulted in the arrest of 32 suspects and the dismantling of vast criminal infrastructures...
St. Kitts’ Roleece Brookes Shines on World Stage — Hosts Global Investment Summit in Beijing
Times Caribbean
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June 17, 2025
TIMES CARIBBEAN GLOBAL NEWS BEIJING, CHINA — Roleece Brookes, a dynamic and trailblazing investment migration professional from St. Kitts and Nevis, is making waves on the international stage, proudly elevating the Federation’s reputation in the...
Group-IB Helps INTERPOL Nab 32, Protects Over 216000 APAC Victims
Security Review
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Group-IB has announced its support for Operation Secure. This significant law enforcement initiative, led by INTERPOL across the Asia-Pacific region, resulted in 32 arrests and the dismantling of extensive criminal infrastructure. This...
Trump May be Repeating Reagan’s Deep Sea Mining Mistake
TIME Magazine
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June 17, 2025
In late April, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order that many international onlookers viewed as a startling provocation: he directed the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to expedite its process for issuing...
Pacific Nations Cup 2025 opens June 30
Talanei
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June 20, 2025
The American Samoa Tennis Association, along with the International Tennis Federation and Oceania Tennis Federation, is hosting the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup June 30 to July 5th. Over 65 athletes and coaching officials from 11 Pacific Island...
Pacific media freedom:an update on rankings
The National
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Media freedom is a crucial element of a functioning democracy. In the Pacific Islands, media freedom levels differ. This post analyses is the latest media freedom rankings for Pacific nations and suggests two ways the re-elected Albanese...
The Countries With The Highest Share Of International Migrants May Surprise You
Zero Hedge
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The number of international migrants worldwide hit 304 million in 2024, a figure that has doubled since 1990. As people relocate across borders for reasons ranging from work opportunities to conflict and displacement, certain countries have become...
Australia overtakes China in the Pacific as America vacates the lane
The Interpreter
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June 17, 2025
Something interesting is happening in how Australians think about their own country’s influence in the Pacific. According to the Lowy Institute’s 2025 poll, 39 per cent of Australians now see Australia as the most influential power in the Pacific...
Bring back Rwanda scheme to end small boats crisis, says architect of Australia's successful migrant crackdown
Daily Mail
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June 20, 2025
The mastermind behind Australia's migrant crackdown has called on Keir Starmer to 'reinstitute' the Rwanda scheme. Alexander Downer called on the Prime Minister to 'eat a bit of political humble pie' and resurrect the scheme, which was scrapped...
Mapped: Countries With the Highest Share of International Migrants
Visual Capitalist
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June 18, 2025
Countries With Highest Proportion of International Migrants This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. The number of...
Seabed mining is becoming an environmental flashpoint – NZ will have to pick a side soon
The Conversation
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June 16, 2025
Seabed mining could become one of the defining environmental battles of 2025. Around the world, governments are weighing up whether to allow mining of the ocean floor for metal ores and minerals. New Zealand is among them. The stakes are high....
Maternity Leave: An anatomization of K Umadevi Vs Govt of Tamil Nadu & Others judgement delivered on May 23
ETHRWorld
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June 15, 2025
A working woman triumphantly receives maternity leave approval amidst legal documents and a supportive workplace. Facts a) The Appellant married A. Suresh in the year 2006. From the said wedlock, two children were born. b) She entered the...