CoveragePost
ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for January 21, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on January 21, 2026.
Archive
Asia Pacific
CoveragePost
Jeremy Rose: Mexico – the revolution isn’t being televised
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s support for resettling Palestinian children orphaned by Israel’s genocide in Gaza barely rates a mention, reports Towards Democracy. COMMENTARY: By Jeremy Rose At the beginning of last month, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stood in front of an estimated 600,000 supporters in Zócalo Square and reflected on the achievements of her first ... <a title="Jeremy Rose: Mexico – the revolution isn’t being televised" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/jeremy-rose-mexico-the-revolution-isnt-being-televised/" aria-label="Read more about Jeremy Rose: Mexico – the revolution isn’t being televised">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
4.87 tonnes of cocaine seized in French Polynesian waters – bound for Australia
RNZ Pacific France’s High Commission in French Polynesia has reported the seizure of 4.87 tonnes of cocaine in its maritime zone. The armed forces in French Polynesia (FAPF), the national gendarmerie and the local branch of the anti-narcotics office (OFAST) were involved in the intercept. A statement from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) have congratulated ... <a title="4.87 tonnes of cocaine seized in French Polynesian waters – bound for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/4-87-tonnes-of-cocaine-seized-in-french-polynesian-waters-bound-for-australia/" aria-label="Read more about 4.87 tonnes of cocaine seized in French Polynesian waters – bound for Australia">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
Eugene Doyle: Look where appeasing a bully has led the West – Greenland, and then?
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Donald Trump is a classic example of why you don’t let bullies prosper. “Trump is cutting the last threads of the tattered cloth of ‘the rules-based international order’ — the self-serving system that touted international law as long as it didn’t apply to the US and its allies. The Canadians, the ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Look where appeasing a bully has led the West – Greenland, and then?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/eugene-doyle-look-where-appeasing-a-bully-has-led-the-west-greenland-and-then/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Look where appeasing a bully has led the West – Greenland, and then?">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
Caitlin Johnstone: In this dystopia you can’t vote against wars. But you can gamble on when they’ll start
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone I can’t get over the fact that people were casting bets on whether the US would bomb Iran the other day. It just says such dark things about the type of civilization we are living in. In this dystopia, Americans are never ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: In this dystopia you can’t vote against wars. But you can gamble on when they’ll start" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/caitlin-johnstone-in-this-dystopia-you-cant-vote-against-wars-but-you-can-gamble-on-when-theyll-start/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: In this dystopia you can’t vote against wars. But you can gamble on when they’ll start">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for January 20, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on January 20, 2026.
CoveragePost
Most UPNG students don’t want independence for Bougainville, new survey shows
ANALYSIS: By Anna Kapil and Stephen Howes It is well known that the people of Bougainville want independence. In the 2019 referendum, 98.3 percent of them voted for it. And in 2025, Ishmael Touroma, a strong advocate of independence, was re-elected to the position of President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, further confirmation of ... <a title="Most UPNG students don’t want independence for Bougainville, new survey shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/most-upng-students-dont-want-independence-for-bougainville-new-survey-shows/" aria-label="Read more about Most UPNG students don’t want independence for Bougainville, new survey shows">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
One year into Trump’s second term – repressive US president on track to join world’s worst press freedom predators
After winning re-election in 2024, Donald Trump promised to be a dictator “on day one”. When it comes to press freedom, he has kept his word, extending the war on the press he launched while running for his first term with grave attacks on access to reliable information worldwide. Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which monitors ... <a title="One year into Trump’s second term – repressive US president on track to join world’s worst press freedom predators" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/19/one-year-into-trumps-second-term-repressive-us-president-on-track-to-join-worlds-worst-press-freedom-predators/" aria-label="Read more about One year into Trump’s second term – repressive US president on track to join world’s worst press freedom predators">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for January 19, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on January 19, 2026.
CoveragePost
Pro-France MPs confront Macron over New Caledonia at future talks
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Talks on New Caledonia’s political future have been underway in Paris after French President Emmanuel Macron launched a fresh roundtable on Friday, despite the absence of one of the French territory’s largest pro-independence group, the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS). During a first meeting ... <a title="Pro-France MPs confront Macron over New Caledonia at future talks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/19/pro-france-mps-confront-macron-over-new-caledonia-at-future-talks/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-France MPs confront Macron over New Caledonia at future talks">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for January 18, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on January 18, 2026.
CoveragePost
Israel accused over ‘shameful whitewashing’ bid to sanitise soldier holidays in NZ
Asia Pacific Report A pro-Palestian campaigner today accused the Israeli military forces of “once again trying to sanitise its” image in Aotearoa New Zealand, condemning a “shameful” visa programme enabling soldiers to holiday in this country. Leeann Wahanui-Peters branded the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) “more accurately as the Israeli Offence Force (IOF) because it is ... <a title="Israel accused over ‘shameful whitewashing’ bid to sanitise soldier holidays in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/18/israel-accused-over-shameful-whitewashing-bid-to-sanitise-soldier-holidays-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Israel accused over ‘shameful whitewashing’ bid to sanitise soldier holidays in NZ">Read more</a>