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Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen G. Cantor poses for a photo with high school students from the 2024 Insular Area Close Up Program. WASHINGTON (U.S. Department of the Interior) —  Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen G. Cantor on Thursday,…

Maj. Asia Pastor, logistics plans officer for U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific, takes a question about a new U.S. military site from a Peleliu resident in Koror, Republic of Palau, May 15, 2024. KOROR (Stars & Stripes/Pacnews) — The Pentagon is proposing a new U.S military site on a Micronesian…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of the American Samoa Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is honoring Memorial Day 2024. “Throughout the history of the United States, in every generation, there have been brave Service members who gave all for the country, for others, and the caus…

A man walks past graffiti reading “Victory to Palestine” after Ireland announced it will recognize a Palestinian state, in Dublin, Ireland, May 22, 2024. DUBLIN/OSLO/MADRID (Reuters) — Ireland, Spain and Norway announced on Wednesday that they would recognize a Palestinian state on May 28, saying t…

The interior of Singapore Airline flight SG321 is pictured after an emergency landing at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand, May 21, 2024. BANGKOK (Reuters) — One passenger was killed and 30 injured after a Singapore Airlines flight hit severe turbulence on Tuesday, flingi…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant during a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel on Oct. 28, 2023. AMSTERDAM (Reuters) — The International Criminal Court prosecutor’s office said on Monday it had requested arrest warrants for…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant during a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel on Oct. 28, 2023. AMSTERDAM (Reuters) — The International Criminal Court prosecutor’s office said on Monday it had requested arrest warrants for…

Uifa’atali Amata WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of the American Samoa Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in a recent roundtable with 23 rising leaders representing 18 countries from the Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders. “I appreciated the invite to be among sever…

Uifa’atali Amata WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of the American Samoa Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in a recent roundtable with 23 rising leaders representing 18 countries from the Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders. “I appreciated the invite to be among sever…

People follow the news of a crash of a helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, on a TV in a shop in Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2024. DUBAI (Reuters) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner long seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in…