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What are the Most Popular Travel Destinations in Europe?
Picture this: you’re sitting at your favorite coffee shop, scrolling through Instagram, watching your friend post stunning shots from Rome or maybe those dreamy Northern Lights in Iceland. Sound familiar? Well, you’re not alone in that wanderlust...
Tambagi ko Noy Kulas: Di ganahag kasal
Dear Noy Kulas, Maayong adlaw. Ako si Juan, 48-anyos na. Biyudo na ko. Akong duha ka anak dagko na ug duna nay work. Ang usa gaabang og room while ang usa tagsa ra mauli sa balay. Nakahunahuna ko sa pagpangita og partner kay kaya ra nako. Naa koy...
Nainoa Thompson joins world leaders to celebrate historic High Seas Treaty at NYC Climate Week
Nainoa Thompson seen with French President Emmanuel Macron at the High Seas High-Level Event in New York City on Sept. 23, 2025. (Photo by Campbell Brewer) On Sept. 23, 2025, Polynesian Voyaging Society CEO and Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson joined...
Pacific Islands Forum’s exclusion of great powers and its consequences
Pacific island leaders gather in Honiara, Solomon Islands for the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leadership Meeting in September. Photo courtesy of the FSM government These Islands By Robert Underwood In the prelude to the September 2025 Pacific...
ISE 2026 delivers a host of updates and new features
Returning to Fira de Barcelona on February 3-6, 2026, ISE 2026 will place the world’s AV and systems integration community center stage. Push Beyond – Unleashing the future of AV This year’s theme, Push Beyond, mirrors ISE’s drive for progress –...
How Much Are Doja Cat Tickets? We Found Seats for Under $100 to the Tour Ma Vie World Tour
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As Trump works to crush climate efforts, San Antonio projects persevere at the grassroots
Community advocates pushing to end policies of electric and gas disconnections in San Antonio, Texas. Efforts across the climate movement are increasingly leaning into principles of mutual aid and self-reliance, even when they partner with local...
Winning Moments: 76 Photographs From The 2025 Ocean Photographer Of The Year Awards
The Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 has once again brought together some of the world’s most powerful and inspiring ocean imagery. Hosted by Oceanographic Magazine, the competition celebrates the beauty of the sea while also shining a light on...
Local Climate Projects Persevere Despite Trump’s Effort to Crush Movement
Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. Standing before the United Nations last week, U.S. President Donald Trump unleashed long-held...
German unis return human remains to Marshall Islands
Their return to their place of origin marked the first time that remains have been returned to the republic in the north-western Pacific. In return, the Marshall Islands delegation presented those attending the ceremony with hair decorations in...
Aung La Nsang wins last-ever MMA fight before retirement; Min Aung Hlaing’s diplomatic push for elections
Aung La Nsang wins last-ever MMA fight before retirement Burma’s first-ever mixed martial arts (MMA) world champion Aung La Nsang, known as the “Burmese Python,” won his final bout before retirement from MMA against Swedish fighter Zebaztian “The...
Free association task force renews push to educate on least-known status option
After months of dormancy, the Free Association Task Force is mounting a renewed effort to educate Guam residents about a political status option its members say remains the least understood of the three paths toward self-determination. The task...
World War II Era Weapons Still Threatening Lives and Development in the Solomon Islands
Active Citizens, Armed Conflicts, Asia-Pacific, Civil Society, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Education, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, Peace, TerraViva United Nations Active Citizens HALO coordinating with the Royal Solomon Islands...
How Paraguay became a bastion of conservatism in Latin America
Paraguay hosted the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), a gathering of the global right, for the first time in mid-September. In attendance were members of US president Donald Trump’s inner circle, including his long-term foreign...
Aydlett brothers complete most complex tower yet for food drive competition
Twin meteorologists Landon and Brandon Aydlett completed their most ambitious Tower for Humanity project Friday, finishing a scaled replica of Dubai's One Za'abeel Tower at Agana Shopping Center after 10 days of construction. The project used...
Marshalls biggest budget endorsed, quarterly resident payments begin
BY GIFF JOHNSON Marshall Islands Correspondent MAJURO, Marshall Islands — The Marshall Islands Nitijela (parliament) approved its largest-ever national budget in September, setting in motion plans to spend $769,342,435 during the fiscal 2026 year...
Honour, Resilience, and Leadership
PM Philip Davis KC My fellow Bahamians, We have lost a friend and a servant to the public, the Honourable Vaughn Miller. Vaughn’s passing is a shock. It is a loss felt not only in government, but in homes and communities across our country. He...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – September 26 – October 2, 2025
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Pacific islands bound by climate change, divided by deep-sea mining: Nauru…
“The climate crisis is not up for debate,” Micronesian President Wesley Simina said. “The only question is whether we will act with the urgency it demands.” Pacific island leaders agreed. At the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly...