The United Nations General Assembly is one of those rare moments when the world’s leaders gather under one roof, not to wage war, not to trade insults, but to speak directly to humanity about the challenges and hopes of our time. It is a stage where words matter, where presence matters, and where the silent choreography of who sits, who stands, who stays, and who walks out can send ripples across the globe. Against this backdrop, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian took his turn at the podium, delivering a speech that was, by any measure, significant given the tense geopolitical climate.…

In a room filled with journalists from across the Pacific, Andrew Drummond, the editor-in-chief of the Australian Associated Press, delivered a message that was both sobering and deeply personal. Speaking on the opening day of the 2026 Pacific Islands News Association Summit in Savusavu, Fiji, Drummond shared a finding from the United Nations Global Risk Report 2024 that should have stopped every person in the room in their tracks: misinformation and disinformation now rank as the third-highest risk among the top ten risks facing the world in the digital era. That means the deliberate or accidental spread of false information…