Thursday, February 19 – 10:17 AM (Palau time) With favorable wind, big seas and steady hands, Maisu is moving steadily north, making excellent time on its 6,200 miles Pacific voyage, marking the 20th voyage and 20th year of Micronesian voyaging. “This launch is about responsibility—responsibility to the ocean, to our ancestors, and to the youth […]
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Olympic Village in crisis as condoms run out
By Henry Hanson and Reuters (ABC-Australia) Both on and off the ice, protective gear is in hot demand at the Milano Cortina Winter Games. And some of it is in perilously short supply, according to Italian outlet La Stampa. The newspaper has reported that the complimentary condom allowance at the Olympic Village has been exhausted in record […]
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The U.S neocolonial binge in the Compact States
By Edward Hunt WASHINGTON, 17 FEBRUARY 2026 (FOREIGN POLICY IN FOCUS)—The United States is quietly working to reassert its control over the compact states, three island states in the central Pacific Ocean. Last month, witnesses at a congressional hearing revealed that the Trump administration is expanding military and intelligence operations in Palau, the Marshall Islands, […]
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From Tradition to Technology: Palauan Scholar Promotes Community-Based Approach to AI Safety
By: Laurel Marewibuel KOROR, Palau (Feb. 19, 2026) — Palauan researcher Joleen Ngoriakl is calling for indigenous knowledge and local perspectives to be included in global discussions on how artificial intelligence (AI) should be managed, saying traditional Palauan systems can offer practical lessons for today’s fast-changing technology. Joleen Ngoriakl, Palauan AI Scholar advocating community -based […]
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Palau Court Rejects Senate Bid to Block U.S. Migrant Deal
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang KOROR, Palau (Feb. 17, 2026) — The Supreme Court of the Republic of Palau has denied an emergency request by the Senate and two citizens to block the government from implementing a migration agreement with the United States, ruling that the plaintiffs failed to meet the legal standard required for a […]
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Angaur State Protests Disturbance of WWII Mass Grave, Seeks Formal Apology
By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (Feb. 19, 2026) — Current Governor of Angaur State Steven R. Salii is calling on Minister of State Gustav Aitaro to issue a formal apology after representatives of the national government and visiting Japanese officials reportedly entered customary land in Angaur and disturbed a World War II mass grave without […]