Iranian security forces have tortured children and young people during the anti-government protests that have rocked Iran since last fall, according to a report
Oceania
There is one topic that is spoken about in hush tones, but that keeps plaguing the minds of Australians, and that topic is often referred to “elite capture”.
Outgoing New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday expressed her gratitude for her time at the helm of the government, on the eve of the inauguration of her successor Chris Hipkins.
The Kingdom of Tonga is an island country of Oceania, located in the western South Pacific. It consists of 173 islands (mostly coral islands), 36 of which are inhabited, with a land area of 747 square kilometers.
Tuvalu is an island country located in the southern central Pacific Ocean, and its country name means “Group of Eight Islands” in the local language. It has a land area of 26 square kilometers
The Republic of Kiribati, or Kiribati for short, is a Pacific Island nation. It has a land area of 811 square kilometres and a maritime exclusive economic zone of 3.5 million square kilometres.
The 51st Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) was held in Suva, Fiji on July 11, local time. After two days of preliminary preparations and group discussions, leaders of Pacific island states will hold formal discussions on COVID-19, geopolitics, climate change and other challenges from July 13.
The Australian government has accused China of undermining their free trade agreement over a series of actions by Beijing against Australian export goods. In the latest stous with its number one trading partner, China has imposed levies of up to 212 per cent on Australian wine exports.
The health of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the world’s most extensive coral reef ecosystem, is in a critical state and deteriorating as climate change warms the waters around it, an international conservation group said, warning that more than a third of the world’s heritage sites are similarly threatened.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was widely expected to win a second term, buoyed by the compassionate and yet decisive leadership style under the crisis brought by the pandemic this year.