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January 6, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Walden Bello US President Donald Trump’s kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has taught me a lesson: that if you think you have a scoop, you file it immediately, not only to get the story out first but to warn the world if it’s about something bad that might be coming. Shortly after ... <a title="Out-scooped by Trump – the US attack in Nigeria did indeed point to the operation to kidnap Venezuela’s Maduro" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/out-scooped-by-trump-the-us-attack-in-nigeria-did-indeed-point-to-the-operation-to-kidnap-venezuelas-maduro/" aria-label="Read more about Out-scooped by Trump – the US attack in Nigeria did indeed point to the operation to kidnap Venezuela’s Maduro">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Sameer Barghouthi The road from Beijing to Taiwan no longer seems impossible. Nothing appears to prevent Moscow — should it decide — from abducting the Ukrainian president from the heart of Kyiv. There is no longer any real immunity protecting political leadership anywhere, including Iranian leaders. The reason is not international chaos. The ... <a title="With the Gaza genocide, the world changed – sovereignty died and thuggery became a system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/with-the-gaza-genocide-the-world-changed-sovereignty-died-and-thuggery-became-a-system/" aria-label="Read more about With the Gaza genocide, the world changed – sovereignty died and thuggery became a system">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Pacific Media Watch The Fijian Media Association (FMA) has demanded better police protection after a journalist working for the state broadcaster Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) was violently attacked outside a courthouse In a statement today, the FMA again called for police to be more vigilant in managing security and threats outside the Suva High Court ... <a title="Fiji journalists condemn police over lack of courthouse security after another reporter attacked" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/fiji-journalists-condemn-police-over-lack-of-courthouse-security-after-another-reporter-attacked/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji journalists condemn police over lack of courthouse security after another reporter attacked">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Asia Pacific Report The Israeli government has offered to train senior Australian police officers in Israel as part of efforts to combat terrorism and antisemitism, reports OnePath Network. In a letter to Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli said his government was “ready and willing to assist” following the ... <a title="Tel Aviv offers to train Australian police officers in Israel after Bondi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/tel-aviv-offers-to-train-australian-police-officers-in-israel-after-bondi/" aria-label="Read more about Tel Aviv offers to train Australian police officers in Israel after Bondi">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
RNZ News There is no doubt that Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela was illegal, former prime minister and UN leader Helen Clark says. Over the weekend, the US attacked the Venezuelan capital Caracas and captured the South American nation’s president and his wife, citing alleged drug offences. Nicolás Maduro is now being held in a ... <a title="US attack on Venezuela ‘clearly illegal’ under UN charter, says former NZ prime minister Helen Clark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/us-attack-on-venezuela-clearly-illegal-under-un-charter-says-former-nz-prime-minister-helen-clark/" aria-label="Read more about US attack on Venezuela ‘clearly illegal’ under UN charter, says former NZ prime minister Helen Clark">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Kidnap, murder, torture, brutality, subversion, treachery, and barbarism, writes Adrian Blackburn reflecting on US President Donald Trump’s New Year present to the world. COMMENTARY: By Adrian Blackburn Blatantly, boastfully, bullyingly, shamelessly, Trump overnight threw open to the world’s eyes the cruel reality of US foreign policy. He has brought out from the shadows the ugly ... <a title="Trump’s gift-wrapped Maduro package has done the world a favour – revealing what a lie US foreign policy really is" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/trumps-gift-wrapped-maduro-package-has-done-the-world-a-favour-revealing-what-a-lie-us-foreign-policy-really-is/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s gift-wrapped Maduro package has done the world a favour – revealing what a lie US foreign policy really is">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
COMMENTARY: By David Robie Vinzons is a quiet coastal town in the eastern Philippines province of Camarines Norte in Bicol. With a spread out population of about 45,000. it is known for its rice production, crabs and surfing beaches in the Calaguas Islands. But the town is really famous for one of its sons — ... <a title="A ‘forgotten hero’ against Imperial Japan, but the legacy of ‘Bintao’ Vinzons is being revived" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/a-forgotten-hero-against-imperial-japan-but-the-legacy-of-bintao-vinzons-is-being-revived/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘forgotten hero’ against Imperial Japan, but the legacy of ‘Bintao’ Vinzons is being revived">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Protesters in Fiji and Aotearoa New Zealand kicked off the UN Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People today as Israel faced global condemnation over more “war crimes” against Palestine, Lebanon and Syria. At least 13 people, including two children, were killed and 25 were wounded as Israel launched another incursion into ... <a title="Fiji, NZ protesters kick off UN day of solidarity for Palestine amid calls for sanctions, boycotts on Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/30/fiji-nz-protesters-kick-off-un-day-of-solidarity-for-palestine-amid-calls-for-sanctions-boycotts-on-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji, NZ protesters kick off UN day of solidarity for Palestine amid calls for sanctions, boycotts on Israel">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2025
RNZ Pacific Sitiveni Rabuka, the instigator of Fiji’s coup culture, took to the witness stand for the first time today — fronting the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in Suva. The TRC was set up by Rabuka’s coalition government with the aim of promoting truth-telling and reconciliation regarding political upheavals dating back to 1987. The ... <a title="Fiji PM Rabuka blames ‘insulated’ upbringing for racially motivated 1987 coups" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/29/fiji-pm-rabuka-blames-insulated-upbringing-for-racially-motivated-1987-coups/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji PM Rabuka blames ‘insulated’ upbringing for racially motivated 1987 coups">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk French Polynesian authorities have retrieved a total of eight bodies that were buried following a major landslide on its main island of Tahiti. The disaster struck several houses in the town of Afaahiti-Taravao, southeast Tahiti, on Wednesday, about 5am local time (Thursday NZT). The final toll ... <a title="Tahiti landslide: no survivors – all 8 bodies retrieved" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/28/tahiti-landslide-no-survivors-all-8-bodies-retrieved/" aria-label="Read more about Tahiti landslide: no survivors – all 8 bodies retrieved">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Papua New Guinea’s 2026 National Budget has drawn immediate opposition criticism from East Sepik Governor Allan Bird, who says the government continues to overspend, overestimate revenue, and deliver few tangible results for ordinary citizens. The K$30.9 billion (about NZ$12.8 billion) spending plan, unveiled earlier this week, has been ... <a title="East Sepik Governor Bird slams Marape’s ‘risky’ 2026 Budget overspend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/east-sepik-governor-bird-slams-marapes-risky-2026-budget-overspend/" aria-label="Read more about East Sepik Governor Bird slams Marape’s ‘risky’ 2026 Budget overspend">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
RNZ Pacific Fiji marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls this week with the government saying the day is a reminder that for too many women and girls violence is a daily reality — not a headline or a statistic. The day also kicked off 16 days of activism ... <a title="Fiji MP: Violence against women and girls ‘permeates every dimension of society’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/fiji-mp-violence-against-women-and-girls-permeates-every-dimension-of-society/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji MP: Violence against women and girls ‘permeates every dimension of society’">Read more</a>
