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Seven decades on, Marshall Islands still reeling from nuclear testing legacy

March 5, 2025

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific Bulletin editor/presenter The Marshall Islands marked 71 years since the most powerful nuclear weapons tests ever conducted were unleashed over the weekend. The Micronesian nation experienced 67 known atmospheric nuclear tests between 1946 and 1958, resulting in an ongoing legacy of death, illness, and contamination. The country’s President Hilda Heine ... <a title="Seven decades on, Marshall Islands still reeling from nuclear testing legacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/05/seven-decades-on-marshall-islands-still-reeling-from-nuclear-testing-legacy/" aria-label="Read more about Seven decades on, Marshall Islands still reeling from nuclear testing legacy">Read more</a>

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‘Our film won an Oscar. But here in West Bank’s Masafer Yatta we’re still being erased.’

March 4, 2025

AMY GOODMAN: And the Oscars were held Sunday evening. History was made in the best documentary category. SAMUEL L. JACKSON: And the Oscar goes to ‘No Other Land’. AMY GOODMAN: The Palestinian-Israeli film No Other Land won for best documentary. The film follows the struggles of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank community of Masafer ... <a title="‘Our film won an Oscar. But here in West Bank’s Masafer Yatta we’re still being erased.’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/04/our-film-won-an-oscar-but-here-in-west-banks-masafer-yatta-were-still-being-erased/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Our film won an Oscar. But here in West Bank’s Masafer Yatta we’re still being erased.’">Read more</a>

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NZ must protest Israel’s latest ‘weasel out’ war crime cutting humanitarian aid, says PSNA

March 4, 2025

Asia Pacific Report One of the leading Palestinian solidarity groups in Aotearoa New Zealand has demanded that the government condemn Israel’s cutting off of all humanitarian aid to Gaza. Israel announced its latest “humanitarian outrage” against the Palestinian people of Gaza as it tries to renegotiate the three-phased ceasefire agreement it signed with Hamas in ... <a title="NZ must protest Israel’s latest ‘weasel out’ war crime cutting humanitarian aid, says PSNA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/04/nz-must-protest-israels-latest-weasel-out-war-crime-cutting-humanitarian-aid-says-psna/" aria-label="Read more about NZ must protest Israel’s latest ‘weasel out’ war crime cutting humanitarian aid, says PSNA">Read more</a>

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Nine more arrested in PNG for brutal kidnap, rape and murder of woman

March 3, 2025

By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Content warning: This story discusses rape and violence. Police in Papua New Guinea have arrested nine more men in connection with the rape and murder of a Port Moresby woman. The arrests, announced by Police Commissioner David Manning, follow a two-week investigation supported by forensic experts from the ... <a title="Nine more arrested in PNG for brutal kidnap, rape and murder of woman" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/03/nine-more-arrested-in-png-for-brutal-kidnap-rape-and-murder-of-woman/" aria-label="Read more about Nine more arrested in PNG for brutal kidnap, rape and murder of woman">Read more</a>

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Hamas accuses Israel of ‘blackmail’ over aid, demands end of US support for Netanyahu

March 3, 2025

Asia Pacific Report The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has accused Israel of “blackmail” over aid and urged the US government to act more like a neutral mediator in the ceasefire process. “We call on the US administration to stop its bias and alignment with the fascist plans of the war criminal Netanyahu, which target our ... <a title="Hamas accuses Israel of ‘blackmail’ over aid, demands end of US support for Netanyahu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/03/hamas-accuses-israel-of-blackmail-over-aid-demands-end-of-us-support-for-netanyahu/" aria-label="Read more about Hamas accuses Israel of ‘blackmail’ over aid, demands end of US support for Netanyahu">Read more</a>

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Israel’s genocide is expanding into the West Bank – but Western media ‘ignores’ it

March 2, 2025

Pacific Media Watch With international media’s attention on the Israeli and Palestinian captives exchange,  Israel’s military and settlers have been forcibly displacing tens of thousands of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, says Al Jazeera’s Listening Post media programme. The European Union has condemned Israel’s military operation in West Bank, attacking and killing refugees, and ... <a title="Israel’s genocide is expanding into the West Bank – but Western media ‘ignores’ it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/02/israels-genocide-is-expanding-into-the-west-bank-but-western-media-ignores-it/" aria-label="Read more about Israel’s genocide is expanding into the West Bank – but Western media ‘ignores’ it">Read more</a>

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Indonesia’s bullion banks, new mining policies pose threat to West Papuan sovereignty

March 2, 2025

ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin Last week, on 26 February 2025, President Prabowo Subianto officially launched Indonesia’s first bullion banks, marking a significant shift in the country’s approach to gold and precious metal management. This initiative aims to strengthen Indonesia’s control over its gold reserves, improve financial stability, and reduce reliance on foreign institutions for gold ... <a title="Indonesia’s bullion banks, new mining policies pose threat to West Papuan sovereignty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/02/indonesias-bullion-banks-new-mining-policies-pose-threat-to-west-papuan-sovereignty/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia’s bullion banks, new mining policies pose threat to West Papuan sovereignty">Read more</a>

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Palestine asks ICJ for advisory opinion on illegal occupier Israel’s obligations

March 1, 2025

More than 180 remained in detention without a clear indication of when or if they would be released, the physicians’ report said. “Detainees endure physical, psychological and sexual abuse as well as starvation and medical neglect amounting to torture,” the report said, denouncing a “deeply ingrained policy”. Healthcare workers were beaten, threatened, and forced to ... <a title="Palestine asks ICJ for advisory opinion on illegal occupier Israel’s obligations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/01/palestine-asks-icj-for-advisory-opinion-on-illegal-occupier-israels-obligations/" aria-label="Read more about Palestine asks ICJ for advisory opinion on illegal occupier Israel’s obligations">Read more</a>

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Cook Islands government to seek update on China’s naval exercises

February 28, 2025

By Talaia Mika of the Cook Islands News As concerns continue to emerge over China’s “unusual” naval exercises in the Tasman Sea, raising eyebrows from New Zealand and Australia, the Cook Islands government was questioned for an update in Parliament. This follows the newly established bilateral relations between the Cook Islands and China through a ... <a title="Cook Islands government to seek update on China’s naval exercises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/28/cook-islands-government-to-seek-update-on-chinas-naval-exercises/" aria-label="Read more about Cook Islands government to seek update on China’s naval exercises">Read more</a>

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J’accuse!… the Jew who accuses his fellow Jews of being antisemites

February 26, 2025

A rally on the steps of the Victorian Parliament under the banner of Jews for a Free Palestine was arranged for Sunday, February 9. At 11:11pm on the eve of that rally, Mark Leibler —a  lawyer who claims to have a high profile and speak on behalf of Jews by the totally unelected organisation AIJAC ... <a title="J’accuse!… the Jew who accuses his fellow Jews of being antisemites" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/26/jaccuse-the-jew-who-accuses-his-fellow-jews-of-being-antisemites/" aria-label="Read more about J’accuse!… the Jew who accuses his fellow Jews of being antisemites">Read more</a>

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Media analyst criticises Trump for applying ‘strategic coercion, economic blackmail’ policy

February 22, 2025

Pacific Media Watch One of the leading Middle East’s leading political and media analysts, Marwan Bishara, has accused President Donald Trump of applying a doctrine of ‘strategic coercion” and “economic blackmail” in his approach to the Gaza ceasefire. Bishara, senior political analyst of the Doha-based Al Jazeera global television network, was responding to the news ... <a title="Media analyst criticises Trump for applying ‘strategic coercion, economic blackmail’ policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/22/media-analyst-criticises-trump-for-applying-strategic-coercion-economic-blackmail-policy/" aria-label="Read more about Media analyst criticises Trump for applying ‘strategic coercion, economic blackmail’ policy">Read more</a>

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Fiji’s diplomatic move to Jerusalem sparks controversy with Palestine

February 21, 2025

RNZ Pacific Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka’s announcement this week that the island nation will open a diplomatic mission in Jerusalem has been labelled “an act of aggression” by Palestine. On Tuesday, the Fiji government revealed that Cabinet had decided to locate its consulate in Jerusalem, which remains at the centre of the Palestine-Israel decades-long ... <a title="Fiji’s diplomatic move to Jerusalem sparks controversy with Palestine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/21/fijis-diplomatic-move-to-jerusalem-sparks-controversy-with-palestine/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s diplomatic move to Jerusalem sparks controversy with Palestine">Read more</a>