International

BUSINESSMAN and owner of Brave Group, Wesley Roy, is discussing and learning about advancing the private sector under an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) in the United States.During his visit, which will last until October, he will be meeting, discussing and networking with the: ■ U.S. Department of StateU.S. Trade Representative (USTR); ■ International Trade Administration (ITA); ■ U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC); ■ National Foreign Trade Council (

AUSTRALIA has announced funding for Artificial Intelligence toolkits for the Pacific as part of Pacific Cyber Week and the Digital Transformation Summit hosted in Port Moresby. Through the Southeast Asia and Pacific Cyber Program, Australia is providing almost K1.3 million (approx. AUD420,000) to Standards Australia to develop toolkits that will help Pacific island countries consider the safe and ethical adoption of artificial intelligence, in a practical way. The toolkits wi

A PAPUA New Guinean Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Wentworth Institute of Technology in United States, Dr Yalinu Poya Gow has been awarded a $US 245,775 from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) under the Postsecondary Education Grant to support a new initiative at Wentworth Institute of Technology. The funding is part of a recent $US 12.3 million investment in life sciences education and workforce development across Massachusetts announced by Governor Maura Hea

AUSTRALIA is helping grow rugby league across the Pacific, committing $250 million over 10 years to the Pacific Rugby League Partnership. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese yesterday joined Prime Minister James Marape and leaders from Samoa and Tonga in Brisbane to launch the new partnership, which aims to strengthen the link between sport and opportunities in education, leadership and employment. The leaders were joined by the Chairman of the Australian Rugby League

PRIME Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, and Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape, have yesterday announced the entry into force of the Pukpuk Treaty. Australia and Papua New Guinea are now formally allies. This is Papua New Guinea’s first alliance with any country, and Australia’s first in more than 70 years. The Pukpuk Treaty is underpinned by a mutual defence commitment, recognising that an armed attack on either country is a threat to both nations, and t

Born on July 10, 1925, Dr Mahathir Mohamad served as Malaysia’s fourth prime minister from 1981 to 2003 before returning as the country’s seventh prime minister from 2018 to 2020. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO Published Jul 10, 2026, 12:55 PM Updated Jul 10, 2026, 03:08 PM PETALING JAYA – Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has marked his 101st birthday by relaunching his official website, thechedet.com, with a refreshed design and updated content. The revamped website ser

El Nino warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, pushing warmer overall global temperatures .PHOTO: AFP Published Jul 10, 2026, 08:35 AM Updated Jul 10, 2026, 08:35 AM WASHINGTON - The El Nino weather pattern picked up strength over the past month and is highly likely to “rank among the largest” ever recorded when it peaks between October and December, US forecasters said on July 9. El Nino warms surface temperatures in the central and e

Lindsey Graham (left) with Donald Trump during a campaign rally for Graham’s reelection in February 2020. PHOTO: EPA Published Sun, Jul 12, 2026 · 04:02 PM [WASHINGTON] US Senator Lindsey Graham, a key Republican who went from a vocal critic of Donald Trump to one of his most loyal allies on Capitol Hill after Trump became president, has died at age 71. The South Carolina lawmaker died after a “brief and sudden illness”, his office posted on X early on Sunday (Jul 12). NBC Ne