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February 1, 2026
COMMENTARY: By John Menadue Western leaders defend the rules-based international order when it suits them, but remain largely silent as those same rules are breached by the United States and Israel. The result is a system that shields the powerful and abandons the vulnerable — most starkly in Palestine. The white men and a few ... <a title="Greenland and Western hypocrisy over the rules-based international order" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/01/greenland-and-western-hypocrisy-over-the-rules-based-international-order/" aria-label="Read more about Greenland and Western hypocrisy over the rules-based international order">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2026
Asia Pacific Report New Zealand protesters in Tamaki Makaurau today heralded a global demand for the freedom of thousands of Palestinians who have been unlawfully imprisoned by Israel in its illegal occupation of Palestine. Today is the Red Ribbon Campaign’s global day of solidarity for Palestinian hostages or political prisoners. It is the culmination of ... <a title="Protesters demand freedom for 9000+ Palestinian ‘political prisoners’ held hostage by Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/01/protesters-demand-freedom-for-9000-palestinian-political-prisoners-held-hostage-by-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Protesters demand freedom for 9000+ Palestinian ‘political prisoners’ held hostage by Israel">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
By Giff Johnson, editor, Marshall Islands Journal / RNZ Pacific correspondent The death earlier this month of a 26-year veteran of the US Army from the Micronesian island of Kosrae, who was an ardent advocate for healthcare benefits for island veterans, highlights the ongoing lack of promised US healthcare support for those who served in ... <a title="Micronesia: Island US military veterans struggle to get healthcare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/micronesia-island-us-military-veterans-struggle-to-get-healthcare/" aria-label="Read more about Micronesia: Island US military veterans struggle to get healthcare">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Richard David Hames Dear warmongers: You are sleepwalking towards a war in the Middle East that could set the whole world ablaze. Do not pretend you don’t know this. Your generals know it. Your intelligence agencies know it. Financial markets know it. Every citizen with a memory longer than a news cycle can ... <a title="Open letter: Seven warning signals to the global warmongers who are claiming to lead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/open-letter-seven-warning-signals-to-the-global-warmongers-who-are-claiming-to-lead/" aria-label="Read more about Open letter: Seven warning signals to the global warmongers who are claiming to lead">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – By Agnese Boffano in London As Meta, TikTok, Instagram and X continue to dominate online social spaces, a new platform called UpScrolled has entered the scene. It is not built around dances or memes, but instead positions itself as a space promising fewer shadowbans and greater ... <a title="UpScrolled – the Australian pro-Palestine platform shaking up global social media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/upscrolled-the-australian-pro-palestine-platform-shaking-up-global-social-media/" aria-label="Read more about UpScrolled – the Australian pro-Palestine platform shaking up global social media">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
By Agnese Boffano in London As Meta, TikTok, Instagram and X continue to dominate online social spaces, a new platform called UpScrolled has entered the scene. It is not built around dances or memes, but instead positions itself as a space promising fewer shadowbans and greater freedom of political expression, particularly for pro-Palestinian voices. So, ... <a title="UpScrolled – the pro-Palestine platform shaking up social media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/upscrolled-the-pro-palestine-platform-shaking-up-social-media/" aria-label="Read more about UpScrolled – the pro-Palestine platform shaking up social media">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Christopher Luxon says he has a “tight disciplined team”. RNZ / Screenshot Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has confirmed he will return to Waitangi next week to meet with iwi, after opting to be elsewhere last year. Luxon, however, will not stay up north for the national holiday itself, instead spending Waitangi ... <a title="Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will return to Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/prime-minister-christopher-luxon-will-return-to-waitangi/" aria-label="Read more about Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will return to Waitangi">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Chirstopher Luxon. RNZ / Calvin Samuel Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will not join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace. In a brief statement on Friday morning, Luxon confirmed the government would not accept the invitation to join the board in its “current form”, after considering the offer. Foreign ... <a title="Christopher Luxon confirms he won’t join Donald Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/christopher-luxon-confirms-he-wont-join-donald-trumps-board-of-peace-for-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Christopher Luxon confirms he won’t join Donald Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There are many rules in place for the election ads we’ll see leading up to Election Day. RNZ illustration / Nik Dirga / 123rf Explainer – The big flood of election adverts and billboards won’t start until closer to November, but the race to influence hearts and minds begins now. There ... <a title="Election 2026: How does campaign advertising work, and what are the rules?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/election-2026-how-does-campaign-advertising-work-and-what-are-the-rules/" aria-label="Read more about Election 2026: How does campaign advertising work, and what are the rules?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Asia Pacific Report Australia’s decision to host Israeli President Isaac Herzog next month has sparked criticism and a wave of planned protests, as Israel remains under international investigation over its war in Gaza, reports One Path Network. Legal cases are underway at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC), examining ... <a title="Australia’s invitation to Herzog sparks protest plans over Gaza genocide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/australias-invitation-to-herzog-sparks-protest-plans-over-gaza-genocide/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s invitation to Herzog sparks protest plans over Gaza genocide">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Viet Thanh Nguyen Is this the IDF in Gaza or the West Bank, or the US military in Afghanistan or Iraq, or ICE in Minneapolis? The answer is that this is ICE in Minneapolis. But the fact that it’s hard to tell whether it’s the IDF or the US Army or ICE is ... <a title="The IDF in West Bank, the US in Afghanistan, or ICE? Take your pick" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/the-idf-in-west-bank-the-us-in-afghanistan-or-ice-take-your-pick/" aria-label="Read more about The IDF in West Bank, the US in Afghanistan, or ICE? Take your pick">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ahead of Waitangi Day 2025, Luxon gave notice in December 2024 that he would not be going to Waitangi. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Prime Minister is expected to attend Waitangi for the annual commemorations next week, RNZ understands. Details on Christopher Luxon’s timetable are still yet to be revealed, but ... <a title="Prime Minister expected to return to Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/prime-minister-expected-to-return-to-waitangi/" aria-label="Read more about Prime Minister expected to return to Waitangi">Read more</a>
