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February 12, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Robin Davies Much has been and much more will be written about the looming abolition of USAID. It’s “the removal of a huge and important tool of American global statecraft” (Konyndyk), or the wood-chipping of a “viper’s nest of radical-left marxists who hate America” (Musk) or, more reasonably, the unwarranted cancellation of an ... <a title="Powerless – another Asia-Pacific angle on the long siege of USAID" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/12/powerless-another-asia-pacific-angle-on-the-long-siege-of-usaid/" aria-label="Read more about Powerless – another Asia-Pacific angle on the long siege of USAID">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2025
As Benjamin Netanyahu threatens to resume war, Hamas outlines widespread Israeli ceasefire violations in document sent to the mediators. By Jeremy Scahill and Sharif Abdel Kouddous of Dropsite News Hamas officials submitted a two-page report to mediators yesterday listing a wide range of Israeli violations of the Gaza ceasefire since the agreement went into effect ... <a title="Hamas report to mediators accuses Israel of pervasive Gaza ceasefire violations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/12/hamas-report-to-mediators-accuses-israel-of-pervasive-gaza-ceasefire-violations/" aria-label="Read more about Hamas report to mediators accuses Israel of pervasive Gaza ceasefire violations">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2025
By Rachel Helyer Donaldson, RNZ News journalist New Zealand should be robust in its response to the “unacceptable” situation in Gaza but it must also back its allies against threats by the US President, says an international relations academic. Otago University professor of international relations Robert Patman said the rest of the world also “should ... <a title="NZ must take robust Gaza stance – ‘stop tip-toeing’ around Trump, warns academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/09/nz-must-take-robust-gaza-stance-stop-tip-toeing-around-trump-warns-academic/" aria-label="Read more about NZ must take robust Gaza stance – ‘stop tip-toeing’ around Trump, warns academic">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2025
MEDIAWATCH: By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter By the time US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on China and Canada last Monday which could kickstart a trade war, New Zealand’s diplomats in Washington, DC, had already been deployed on another diplomatic drama. Republican Senator Ted Cruz had said on social media it was “difficult to ... <a title="Mediawatch: NZ media in the middle of Asia-Pacific diplomatic drama" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/09/mediawatch-nz-media-in-the-middle-of-asia-pacific-diplomatic-drama/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: NZ media in the middle of Asia-Pacific diplomatic drama">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2025
Pacific Media Watch President Donald Trump has frozen billions of dollars around the world in aid projects, including more than $268 million allocated by Congress to support independent media and the free flow of information. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has denounced this decision, which has plunged NGOs, media outlets, and journalists doing vital work into ... <a title="Trump’s foreign aid freeze throws independent journalism into chaos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/08/trumps-foreign-aid-freeze-throws-independent-journalism-into-chaos/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s foreign aid freeze throws independent journalism into chaos">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2025
Asia Pacific Report One of the key early leaders of a national Palestinian solidarity network in Aotearoa New Zealand today praised the “heroic” resilience and sacrifice of the people of Gaza in the face of Israel’s ruthless attempt to destroy the besieged enclave of more than 2 million people. Speaking at the first solidarity rally ... <a title="NZ Palestinian network advocate Janfrie Wakim praises ‘heroic Gaza’, calls for more action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/01/nz-palestinian-network-advocate-janfrie-wakim-praises-heroic-gaza-calls-for-more-action/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Palestinian network advocate Janfrie Wakim praises ‘heroic Gaza’, calls for more action">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2025
Asia Pacific Report A co-founder of a national Palestinian solidarity network in Aotearoa New Zealand today praised the “heroic” resilience and sacrifice of the people of Gaza in the face of Israel’s ruthless attempt to destroy the besieged enclave of more than 2 million people. Speaking at the first solidarity rally in Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau ... <a title="NZ Palestinian network co-founder Janfrie Wakim praises ‘heroic Gaza’, calls for more action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/26/nz-palestinian-network-co-founder-janfrie-wakim-praises-heroic-gaza-calls-for-more-action/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Palestinian network co-founder Janfrie Wakim praises ‘heroic Gaza’, calls for more action">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2025
By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent Two LGBTQIA+ advocates in the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) are up in arms over US President Donald Trump’s executive order rolling back protections for transgender people and terminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the federal government. Pride Marianas founder Roberto Santos said Trump’s ... <a title="Northern Mariana Islands advocates hit back at Trump diversity directives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/northern-mariana-islands-advocates-hit-back-at-trump-diversity-directives/" aria-label="Read more about Northern Mariana Islands advocates hit back at Trump diversity directives">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2025
ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin Indonesia officially joined the BRICS — Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa — consortium last week marking a significant milestone in its foreign relations. In a statement released a day later on January 7, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that this membership reflected Indonesia’s dedication to strengthening multilateral cooperation ... <a title="Indonesia joins BRICS: What now for West Papuan goal of independence?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/15/indonesia-joins-brics-what-now-for-west-papuan-goal-of-independence/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia joins BRICS: What now for West Papuan goal of independence?">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2025
Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! As we continue our discussion of President Jimmy Carter’s legacy, we look at his policies in the Middle East and North Africa, in particular, Israel and Palestine. On Thursday during the state funeral in Washington, President Carter’s former adviser Stuart Eizenstat praised Carter’s work on facilitating the ... <a title="Why Jimmy Carter’s opposition to Israeli apartheid failed to secure peace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/12/why-jimmy-carters-opposition-to-israeli-apartheid-failed-to-secure-peace/" aria-label="Read more about Why Jimmy Carter’s opposition to Israeli apartheid failed to secure peace">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2024
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone New York prosecutors have charged Luigi Mangione with “murder as an act of terrorism” in his alleged shooting of health insurance CEO Brian Thompson earlier this month. This news comes out at the same time as a Haaretz report titled “‘No Civilians. ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: Where does the aggression really begin?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/21/caitlin-johnstone-where-does-the-aggression-really-begin/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: Where does the aggression really begin?">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2024
Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show in Syria, where tens of thousands of people gathered at the Great Mosque of Damascus for the first Friday prayers since longtime authoritarian President Bashar al-Assad was toppled by opposition fighters. DAMASCUS RESIDENT: [translated] Hopefully this Friday is the Friday of the greatest joy, a Friday of ... <a title="Damascus and Gaza prisoners: Syrians and Palestinians search for ‘disappeared’ loved ones" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/14/damascus-and-gaza-prisoners-syrians-and-palestinians-search-for-disappeared-loved-ones/" aria-label="Read more about Damascus and Gaza prisoners: Syrians and Palestinians search for ‘disappeared’ loved ones">Read more</a>