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Cook Islands Secretary of Health Bob Williams has called for a tougher, more coordinated Pacific response to drug trafficking.

The charging document contains allegations that during a traffic stop on June 19, Alice Elizabeth Cruz Cabales, 45, was displaying behavior that police believe is consistent with being under the influence of narcotics.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused her one-time close ally Donald Trump of fabricating a story about her on Friday, after the ​U.S. president told an Italian TV channel that she had “begged” him to take a photo with her at a G7 summit.

The depression, which began as Invest 92W, produced Guam’s roughest night in months, sending wind gusts up to 55 mph before dawn Friday and underscoring that even a relatively modest storm can pack a punch when it passes close enough.

Taiwan safeguarding its own security and refusing rule by China’s Communist Party ‌should not be seen as a provocation, President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday, adding he hoped a new U.S. arms sale package can be approved soon.

TOKYO/KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — Palau’s locally produced taro flour recently took center stage on both the international and national stage, making its debut at Beauty World Japan 2026 on May 18-20 and then at the Palau Development Symposium on May 28.

Stephen Ignacio died in Los Angeles, California, surrounded by loved ones.

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency placed all grants awarded by FEMA Region 9 to the government of Guam on restrictive drawdown status on May 12, meaning agencies must submit supporting documents for review and approval prior to the release of any grant funding.

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Guam’s overall employment rate has increased over the past year, but according to the data, the primary driving force isn’t the federal or local government.

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The Guam Visitors Bureau and a dozen local businesses joined forces in Seoul to pitch Guam as a premier “Wellness Island” destination directly to Korean travelers at the 2026 Seoul International Travel Fair.