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Mapped: The State of Freedom Around the World in 2025
The State of Freedom Around the World in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways Finland has the...

Guam swimmers win 2 more medals at Pacific Mini Games
Guam swimmers Israel Poppe and Mia Lee got third place at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau on Friday night adding two more medals for the island. As of Saturday afternoon, Guam’s medal count was at eight medals total. Poppe and Lee join fellow...

Republic of Singapore Navy divers visit U.S. Coast Guard, strengthen maritime security ties
SANTA RITA, Guam – Divers from the Republic of Singapore Navy, embarked on the Formidable-class frigate RSS Supreme (73), visited U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam on June 11 to discuss operations, share challenges, and tour the...

Hugh Kent gives Guam its 2nd gold medal
As rain poured and the competition was fierce, Hugh Kent dominated the men’s 10K race Friday at the 12th Pacific Mini Games in Koror, Palau. Kent, in 33 minutes, 14.03 seconds, won the gold medal. The Solomon Islands’ Junior Geejay, in 33:14.03,...

DIKA TOEA LEADS TEAM PNG’S GOLD RUSH IN PACIFIC MINI GAMES
Veteran weightlifter Dika Toua headlined an unforgettable day for Team Papua New Guinea at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games on Friday, 4 July, as PNG’s athletes delivered a string of impressive performances across several sports with most notably in...

Disney’s 'Dare to Dream JR.' premieres this weekend at SandCastle Guam
World Theater Productions and Guam Philharmonic Foundation, Incorporated are premiering Disney's "Dare to Dream JR." this weekend at the SandCastle Guam Theater in Tumon. The new musical revue will open on July 5 and July 6. The first show was at...

No passport needed to visit paradise
Even if you don’t have a passport, or if the one you have has expired, there are a number of locations that US citizens can travel to without the need to produce your travel documents on entry. However, it’s recommended to carry some form of ID...

Nauru Airlines and Air Marshall Islands announce new cooperation agreement
South Pacific carriers Air Marshall Islands and Nauru Airlines have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) strengthening ties between the carriers, “to enhance regional aviation resilience, improve connectivity and service...

LETTER: Pacific Mission Aviation celebrates 50 years of service
This year, Pacific Mission Aviation celebrates 50 years of service in Micronesia, with headquarters on Guam and mission statements in Pohnpei, Yap, Palau and the Philippines. In January 1956, Rev. Edmund Kalau and his wife Elisabeth began their...

Trump’s Mineral Policy Offers Strategic Opportunity in the Pacific
Credit: FOX Sunday Morning Futures screenshot A seabed mining agreement with the island nation of Nauru would reduce China’s influence while establishing America as an industry authority This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire. By...

Why Jonny Fairplay Should Have Been Cast In Survivor 50: In The Hands Of The Fans
Even though Survivor attracts new fans every year who have to figure out which seasons to watch first, Jeff Probst's beloved reality show has loads of dedicated viewers. Survivor's most passionate fans know a lot about the show's medical...
Tahiti's golden run continues at Palau Mini Games
PNG’s weightlifting queen, Dika Toua, has claimed 2 Gold and 1 Silver in the Women’s 53kg category on 2 July. Photo: Team PNG Facebook The Tahitians have opened a wider gap between themselves and the rest of the pack on the medal table at the...

Why have Houthi rebels warned against a US-Iran showdown? Military spokesperson explains consequences
Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday sharply warned the US against attacking Iran, amid reports of six B-2 stealth bombers being flown to a US Air Force base in Guam, an American territory in Micronesia, situated in the Western Pacific Ocean. “In the...

FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Conference 2, Stop 1: Tahiti Men and Tonga Women Victorious
KOROR (Palau) - The FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Conference 2, Stop 1, delivered an electrifying showcase of rising basketball talent, with teams from across the region battling it out. From dominant performances to nail-biting finishes...

Day 5 at Pacific Mini Games: 3 more medals for Guam
Guam got another three medals after swimmer Amaya Bollinger and track and field athletes Hugh Kent and Alonzo Acosta won in their respective sports with the total medals for Guam at six as of Friday morning. Bollinger was second place in the 200m...

Tonga joins Ottawa Treaty as 166th State Party after Cambodia’s advocacy
Ly Thuch, First Vice-President of the CMAA and President of the Ottawa Convention, meets with Viliami Va’inga Tōnē, Ambassador of Tonga to the United Nations, in New York, on October 7, 2024. CMAA Synopsis: Cambodia celebrates Tonga’s accession as...

US B-2 bombers head to Gaum amid Israel-Iran tensions
Listen to article Six US Air Force B-2 stealth bombers have departed from Missouri and appear to be en route to Guam, amid growing speculation over a potential American military role in the escalating Israel-Iran conflict. Guam is a US island...

Analysis: Trump’s Mineral Policy Offers an Important Strategic Opportunity in the Pacific
by Wyatt J. Greco In an April 2025 executive order, President Trump affirmed that offshore critical minerals are key to creating supply chains that do not depend on adversaries like the People’s Republic of China. While US leadership on deep-sea...

US inches closer to Iran? Six B-2 bombers on the move, could be carrying 'bunker-buster' bombs: Reports
Six American B-2 stealth bombers on Saturday took off from Missouri's Whiteman Air Force Base, and are predicted to be enroute to a US Air Force base in Guam, a US island territory in Micronesia, located in the Western Pacific Ocean, according to...

Cramps, fatigue and hallucinations: paddling 200km in a Paleolithic canoe from Taiwan to Japan
Dr Yousuke Kaifu was working at an archaeological site on the Japanese islands of Okinawa when a question started to bubble in his mind. The pieces unearthed in the excavation, laid out before him, revealed evidence of humans living there 30,000...