By Riley Stuart and Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran in Tel Aviv (ABC-Australia) Despite a ceasefire being declared between Israel, the United States and Iran, we’re now “moving into a true danger zone”. That’s what Robert Pape, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago is predicting, anyway. Twelve days of deadly air […]
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Fiji’s 3×3 Basketball eye World Cup and Commonwealth Games spots
SUVA (FBC SPORTS)—With Glasgow 2026 and the FIBA U23 3×3 World Cup in sight, Fiji’s national 3×3 basketball teams are locked in and ready to make a statement at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau. The stakes are high as 12 nations battle it out in both the men’s and women’s divisions under the […]
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Official Website for the 2025 Pacific Mini Games Goes Live
Koror, Palau – The Organizing Committee for the 2025 Pacific Mini Games is proud to announce the official launch of the event website: www.Palau2025PMG.com, going live on June 25, 2025.This newly launched digital platform will serve as the central hub for the Games, offering athletes, spectators, supporters, and communities across the Pacific easy access to […]
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Palau’s Jerrica Davis selected for FIBA Oceania Women in Media Program
By: Summer Kennard KOROR, Palau — Jerrica Yumiko Davis, Communications Officer for the Protected Areas Network under the Bureau of Environment at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Environment (MAFE), has been selected for the 2025 FIBA Oceania Women in Basketball Media Operations Program. Davis will participate in the photography and videography track of the […]
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Mystery surrounds Torch Lighting ceremony for Pacific Mini Games
(Alexandra Patris) As the countdown continues for the official opening of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games on June 29, one of the most anticipated moments remains shrouded in mystery: the identity of the final torchbearer and the number of individuals participating in the torch relay. Sources close to the organizing committee have confirmed that Alexandra […]
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Teen Weightlifters ready to represent Palau on regional stage
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang Koror, Palau (Island Times) — Two of Palau’s youngest weightlifting athletes, Mikaianny Sumor and Kyrah Nestor, are preparing to take the stage at the upcoming 2025 Pacific Mini Games, continuing their journey of hard work and determination in the regional weightlifting arena. Mikaianny Sumor Fifteen-year-old Mikaianny Sumor, a rising sophomore at […]