Marshall Islands parliament burns down in overnight fire

'Devastating' fire destroys Marshall Islands parliament building

A fire has destroyed the parliament of Marshall Islands despite attempts by firefighters to save the building. Fire crews arrived in the early hours of Tuesday morning and began an hours-long effort to stop the blaze after receiving a distress...

Fire Destroys Marshall Islands Parliament Building

Home World News Fire Destroys Marshall Islands Parliament Building The Pacific archipelago, midway between Hawaii and Australia, has a population of around 42,000, with half living in the capital Majuro. A massive fire has gutted the national...

Marshall Islands parliament burns down in overnight fire

(Reuters) -Fire has destroyed the national parliament of the Marshall Islands, fire and police officials in the Pacific Island nation said on Tuesday, adding the blaze had since been put out. The Marshall Islands Fire Department said in a...

Marshall Islands parliament destroyed in overnight fire

'Devastating' fire burns down Marshall Islands parliament building

A fire has destroyed the parliament of Marshall Islands despite attempts by firefighters to save the building. Fire crews arrived in the early hours of Tuesday morning and began an hours-long effort to stop the blaze after receiving a distress...

'All destroyed': Fire engulfs Marshall Islands parliament complex

Marshall Islands firefighters try to contain the fire. Photo: Chewy Lin Photo & Film / Chewy Lin Fire engulfed Marshall Islands Nitijela (parliament building) just after midnight on Monday, with firefighters risking their lives as they battled the...

Kodiak spaceport hosts secretive federal government rocket launch, likely a hypersonic missile test

Alaska’s state-owned Pacific Spaceport Complex on Kodiak Island launched a secret U.S. Department of Defense missile last week during what observers believe was a hypersonic weapon being tested by the U.S. military. The launch, which was not...

Government rocket makes unscheduled launch from Kodiak spaceport

An unscheduled launch of a government rocket from Kodiak's spaceport Thursday night was successful, according to the spaceport's operator. The launch from the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska on Kodiak Island, at Narrow Cape, took place just after...

Former governor candidate James Russell launches campaign to unseat Sen. Cotton

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Launch of the Republic of the Marshall Islands High-Level Sustainable Tourism Policy & Development Strategy

On World Tourism Day, September 27, 2025, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) will celebrate a major milestone with the official launch of its High-Level Sustainable Tourism Policy & Development Strategy—an innovative framework aimed at...

UPSC Key: Fiji-India relationship, Tourism sector and Salwa Judum

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance Mains Examination: General Studies-II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests Story continues...

Marshall Islands’ president: It’s wrong to ban partners from Pacific Islands…

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Palau President Whipps rejects political dialogue with new PIF Secretary-General

Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr on Wednesday rejected the call of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) new Secretary-General Henry Puna for a continued political dialogue over Micronesia’s withdrawal from the regional body. “Probably not, we are out...

Pacific Elders call halt to seabed mining

Pacific Elders’ Voice (PEV) calls for a halt in seabed mining until “proper regulatory instruments can be put in place,” and recommends a regional expert body be created to provide expert advice to Pacific Island countries. A statement issued by...

Taiwan's support for Pacific Islands Forum to continue despite no invitation

Taipei, Aug. 26 (CNA) Taiwan's decadeslong support for the Pacific Islands Forum regional bloc will continue despite the latter's recent decision to exclude it and other donor countries from its annual meeting this year, a government spokesman...

Paul Petersen – a case of political expediency over justice

Eddie Ableser It’s been almost five years since Paul Petersen, the former Maricopa County assessor, was sentenced and imprisoned by the federal government for violating a federal compact. Now that Petersen concludes his federal term, he faces an...

Marshall Islands make history with first-ever international soccer match

he Marshall Islands finally got off the mark in international soccer on Thursday and promptly lost 4-0 to the US Virgin Islands on a high school pitch in Arkansas, but not before making history as the world's newest national team. The remote...

The Marshall Islands finally make their soccer debut: ‘Such a statement for our tiny island’

It was not the typical reaction to a national team going down 4-0. But, of course, this was not a typical national team match. After the Marshall Islands conceded a fourth goal to the US Virgin Islands, the crowd came to its feet, some waving...

Marshall Islands make history with first-ever international football match

The Marshall Islands finally got off the mark in international football on Thursday and promptly lost 4-0 to the U.S. Virgin Islands on a high school pitch in Arkansas, but not before making history as the world's newest national team. The remote...