By Fergus Gregg In short: (ABC-Australia) Australia will deploy a team of drone specialists to support Nepal’s search-and-rescue efforts following devastating flash flooding. The latest figures put the death toll around 1,200, with the number of missing rising to 4,200. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Australians must “hold on to hope” as Nepali authorities search […]
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Community turnout surges for free dental services during Koa Moana 26
By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (August 6, 2026)— Citizens and residents of Palau are turning out in large numbers at the Palau Civic Center in Koror to take advantage of free dental services provided by U.S. Marine Corps dentists participating in Exercise Koa Moana 26. Dental Services provided by DENCAP include health promotion interventions. August […]
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Into the Wood Chipper: a Washington insider on the dismantling of USAID
By Gordon Peake CANBERRA, 28 MAY 2026 (DEVPOLICY.ORG) — For reasons relating to the terms and conditions of the permanent public service, ingrained habits of reticence learned therein, or the uncertainties of consulting, many who work in and around development are hypersensitive about putting their names to their opinions. I am reminded of this every […]