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Māori members of New Zealand's parliament and people in the gallery have staged a haka — a traditional Māori dance — to protest against a bill that would narrow the interpretation of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi between Māori chiefs and the British Crown.

Māori Haka Protest Against Treaty Bill in NZ Parliament, March to Capital Continues

World's Largest Coral Found Near Solomon Islands

Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Kindhearted

USA Today34 mins

Canada Women's Soccer Coach Fired Over Olympic Drone Spying Scandal

Māori Lawmakers Stage ‘Haka’ Protest in Parliament

Australia

UK celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and Penguin Random House UK have withdrawn his children's book "Billy and the Epic Escape" from sale following criticism from First Nations communities in Australia.

Jamie Oliver Pulls Children's Book After Indigenous Backlash

Australia Set to Ban Under-16s From Social Media

‘Learn how to safely catch funnel-webs’: Sydneysiders tasked with hunt for venom as spiders’ breeding season begins

Australia: Federal Police Search PwC Sydney Headquarters Over Tax Leak

How the Ivy League Broke America

New Zealand

Google has claimed it will block local news in New Zealand if its government proceeds with new legislation that would force it to pay publishers for news.

New Zealand: Google Will Block Local News if Forced to Pay Publishers

Japanese Navy Ship Sails Through Taiwan Strait for First Time

Who has Trump picked for his Cabinet so far? RFK Jr., Todd Blanche, others named Thursday

Scientists Discover New 'Ghost Fish' Species in the Pacific

Thousands march on New Zealand capital against Indigenous treaty overhaul

Al Jazeera2 hrs

Polynesia

British monarch King Charles III claimed on Friday that "the most painful aspects of our past continue to resonate,” as he called for issues to be discussed "with openness and respect” at a Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa.

UK: Charles III Discusses "Painful Past" at Commonwealth Meeting

King Charles III Visits Australia

RFK Jr condemned as ‘clear and present danger’ after Trump nomination

Pacific Island Nations Submit ICC 'Ecocide' Proposal

World’s largest coral is 300 years old and was discovered by accident

New Scientist1 day

Micronesia

North Korean state media reported on Wednesday that a new hypersonic solid-fuel intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), the Hwasong-16B, was successfully tested.

North Korea Tests New Alleged Hypersonic Missile

US Cautions Pacific Island Nations After Kiribati Gets Chinese Police

Be mindful of the Earth you are vacationing on

Korea Herald1 day

Nauru Cuts Taiwan Ties, Aligns With Beijing

We Know Who Leaked Israel's Attack Plans Against Iran

Melanesia

Papua New Guinea (PNG) police reported on Thursday that a gang killed at least 26 people, including 16 children, across the Sepik River villages of Tamara, Tambari, and Angrumara in East Sepik’s Angoram district last week.

Papua New Guinea: Gang Kills at Least 26 in Village Ambush

Macron Suspends Controversial Voting Reform in New Caledonia

World's largest coral found in Solomon Islands

Thousands Buried in Papua New Guinea Landslide

Scientists say they've discovered the world's biggest coral, so huge it was mistaken for a shipwreck

Antarctica

A new study published last week in Nature Communications has claimed that the snow-covered area of the Juneau Icefield, which extends from Canada's British Columbia into southeast Alaska, is melting at an "incredibly worrying" rate.

Study: Alaska's Juneau Icefield Losing 50K Gallons Per Second

Study: Arctic Could Be 'Ice-Free' in a Decade

Melting Glaciers Are Causing Billions of Dollars of Damage

Scientific American1 day

Study: 2023's Record Heat Behind 'Astounding' Ocean Temperatures

Any delay in reaching net zero will influence climate for centuries

New Scientist3 days