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Indian policemen pay their respects during the funeral of Raj Kumar Thapa, a senior government official who was killed in a cross-border shelling between India and Pakistan, in Roop Nagar, Jammu May 11, 2025. REUTERS AMRITSAR, India/ MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) — A fragile ceasefire was holdin…

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8. REUTERS VATICAN CITY (Reuters) — Cardinal Robert Prevost, a little known missionary from Chicago, was elected as a surprise choice to be the new lead…

KOROR (Palau Government/Pacnews) — The Office of the President of Palau has announced that United Airlines will begin direct flights between Narita, Japan and Palau on Oct. 29, 2025.  United will provide flight schedules and other information in the coming days.  “We welcome United Airlines and thi…

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan/NEW DELHI (Reuters) — India attacked Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday and Pakistan said it had shot down five Indian fighter jets in the worst fighting in more than two decades between the nuclear-armed neighbors. The Indian strikes included targets in Punjab, its …

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Citizenship for residents of U.S. territories, including Guam, could be revoked by Congress at any time, according to a constitutional rights advocate who is representing American Samoans facing criminal prosecution for voting in Alaska. Neil Weare, co-founder and co…

KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — Palau has begun early steps to replace traditional paper passports with more secure electronic passports or e-passports, according to Minister of State Gustav Aitaro. Aitaro said the first phase of the project is underway, including the formation of a steering committ…

ACHORAGE (Anchorage Daily News/Pacnews) — Dozens of people rallied outside the Anchorage courthouse Friday in support of a family of Whittier residents from American Samoa being arraigned on charges of illegal voting, in a case that may have reverberations for a national effort to extend full citiz…

KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. has announced that his administration is intensifying efforts to combat the influx of illegal drugs by enhancing cooperation among various agencies.  He has also called on the Palau National Congress to pass stricter legislation reg…

The PBS Guam studios on Sunday, May 4, 2025, in Mangilao. HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on May 1 ending the use of taxpayer dollars to fund National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service. And while at the national level, organizations ar…

Airport personnel tow a vehicle that crashed into the entrance of Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1, and killed multiple people, in Parañaque City, Metro Manila, the Philippines, May 4, 2025. REUTERS MANILA (Reuters) — Two people, including a five-year-old girl, were killed and several …