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Caitlin Johnstone: Israel supporters will be despised for the rest of their lives

June 22, 2025

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Do Israel’s supporters know it’s over for them? Like, they know they’re going to be despised for the rest of their lives, right? That they will never, ever live down the fact that they supported a live-streamed genocide? And that it will ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: Israel supporters will be despised for the rest of their lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/22/caitlin-johnstone-israel-supporters-will-be-despised-for-the-rest-of-their-lives/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: Israel supporters will be despised for the rest of their lives">Read more</a>

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Another Iraq? Military expert warns US has no real plan if it joins Israel’s war on Iran

June 22, 2025

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, held talks with France, Germany, and the United Kingdom yesterday in Geneva as Israel’s attacks on Iran entered a second week. A US-based Iranian human rights group reports the Israeli attacks have killed at least 639 people. Israeli war planes have ... <a title="Another Iraq? Military expert warns US has no real plan if it joins Israel’s war on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/22/another-iraq-military-expert-warns-us-has-no-real-plan-if-it-joins-israels-war-on-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Another Iraq? Military expert warns US has no real plan if it joins Israel’s war on Iran">Read more</a>

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Israel blocks Gaza aid organisations’ access to fuel, hospitals running out

June 21, 2025

BEARING WITNESS: By Cole Martin in occupied Bethlehem Kia ora koutou,  I’m a Kiwi journo in occupied Bethlehem, here’s a brief summary of today’s events across the Palestinian and Israeli territories from on the ground. Sixty nine people killed in Gaza, 12 while seeking aid, and 221 injured (172 seeking aid). 11 killed by Israeli ... <a title="Israel blocks Gaza aid organisations’ access to fuel, hospitals running out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/21/israel-blocks-gaza-aid-organisations-access-to-fuel-hospitals-running-out/" aria-label="Read more about Israel blocks Gaza aid organisations’ access to fuel, hospitals running out">Read more</a>

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Analyst dismisses ‘lie by rogue’ Netanyahu over Iran’s nuclear programme

June 21, 2025

Asia Pacific Report A leading Middle East analyst has pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s dismissal of the conclusion of his own national intelligence chief, who said in April that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon. Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst, said in an interview that Tulsi Gabbard, the US Director ... <a title="Analyst dismisses ‘lie by rogue’ Netanyahu over Iran’s nuclear programme" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/21/analyst-dismisses-lie-by-rogue-netanyahu-over-irans-nuclear-programme/" aria-label="Read more about Analyst dismisses ‘lie by rogue’ Netanyahu over Iran’s nuclear programme">Read more</a>

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Former New Zealand PM Helen Clark blames Cook Islands for crisis

June 21, 2025

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/producer Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark believes the Cook Islands, a realm of New Zealand, caused a crisis for itself by not consulting Wellington before signing a deal with China. The New Zealand government has paused more than $18 million in development assistance to the Cook Islands after ... <a title="Former New Zealand PM Helen Clark blames Cook Islands for crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/21/former-new-zealand-pm-helen-clark-blames-cook-islands-for-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Former New Zealand PM Helen Clark blames Cook Islands for crisis">Read more</a>

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15 months after ‘flour massacre’ shock, Israel commits daily Gaza food aid killings

June 20, 2025

BEARING WITNESS: By Cole Martin in occupied Bethlehem Kia ora koutou,  I’m a Kiwi journo in occupied Bethlehem, here’s a brief summary of today’s events across the Palestinian and Israeli territories from on the ground. At least 16 killed by Israeli airstrike on al-Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza. 92 killed across Gaza in total, ... <a title="15 months after ‘flour massacre’ shock, Israel commits daily Gaza food aid killings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/15-months-after-flour-massacre-shock-israel-commits-daily-gaza-food-aid-killings/" aria-label="Read more about 15 months after ‘flour massacre’ shock, Israel commits daily Gaza food aid killings">Read more</a>

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Mark Brown: Cook Islands ‘not consulted’ on NZ-China agreements

June 20, 2025

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has suggested a double standard, saying he was “not privy to or consulted on” agreements New Zealand may enter into with China. New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has paused $18.2 million in development assistance to the Cook Islands due to a lack ... <a title="Mark Brown: Cook Islands ‘not consulted’ on NZ-China agreements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/mark-brown-cook-islands-not-consulted-on-nz-china-agreements/" aria-label="Read more about Mark Brown: Cook Islands ‘not consulted’ on NZ-China agreements">Read more</a>

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Eugene Doyle: How centrifugal forces have been unleashed in Iran

June 20, 2025

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle The surprise US-Israeli attack on Iran is literally and figuratively designed to unleash centrifugal forces in the Islamic Republic. Two nuclear powers are currently involved in the bombing of the nuclear facilities of a third state. One of them, the US has — for the moment — limited itself to handling ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: How centrifugal forces have been unleashed in Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/eugene-doyle-how-centrifugal-forces-have-been-unleashed-in-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: How centrifugal forces have been unleashed in Iran">Read more</a>

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A war on diplomacy itself – Israel’s unprovoked attack on Iran

June 19, 2025

ANALYSIS: By Joe Hendren Had Israel not launched its unprovoked attack on Iran on Friday night, in direct violation of the UN Charter, Iran would now be taking part in the sixth round of negotiations concerning the future of its nuclear programme, meeting with representatives from the United States in Muscat, the capital of Oman. ... <a title="A war on diplomacy itself – Israel’s unprovoked attack on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/19/a-war-on-diplomacy-itself-israels-unprovoked-attack-on-iran/" aria-label="Read more about A war on diplomacy itself – Israel’s unprovoked attack on Iran">Read more</a>

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Why New Zealand has paused funding to the Cook Islands over China deal

June 19, 2025

BACKGROUNDER: By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor/presenter;Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific; and Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist New Zealand has paused $18.2 million in development assistance funding to the Cook Islands after its government signed partnership agreements with China earlier this year. This move is causing consternation in the realm country, with one local ... <a title="Why New Zealand has paused funding to the Cook Islands over China deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/19/why-new-zealand-has-paused-funding-to-the-cook-islands-over-china-deal/" aria-label="Read more about Why New Zealand has paused funding to the Cook Islands over China deal">Read more</a>