NMI U20 Boys Fall to Mongolia in Asian Cup Qualifying Opener
SAIPAN — The NMI U20 Boys National Team opened its AFC U20 Asian Cup 2027 qualifying campaign with a 7-0 loss to Mongolia on Monday, playing in front of 1,141 spectators in the team’s first match of the tournament.
Two Systems on the Map: 94W Heads Away Under Formation Alert; 95W to Bring Wet, Gusty Stretch Through the Marianas
SAIPAN — Two tropical disturbances are on the western Pacific map this morning, and the National Weather Service’s weekly regional outlook draws a clear line between them: the system under a formation alert poses no threat to the Marianas, while the one expected to pass near or through the islands later this week is likely to remain a disturbance rather than develop.
Six-Nation Pacific Vanguard Exercise Opens at Guam, Runs Through September 11
NAVAL BASE GUAM — Maritime forces from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea and the United States opened Pacific Vanguard 2026 with a ceremony at the Joint Region Marianas headquarters building August 30, followed by a press conference at U.S. Naval Base Guam, launching two weeks of combined training in the waters around Guam.
Argentina star Lionel Messi retires from international soccer with World Cup title and 125 goals
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina superstar Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international soccer on Monday, ending 21 years of national-team duty that were capped by winning the World Cup in 2022 to secure his place in the pantheon of the game’s greatest ever players.
Great power rivalry threatens to overshadow a summit of some of the world’s smallest island nations
KOROR, Palau (AP) — Far from New York or Davos, leaders of some of the world’s least populous states are meeting in a placid tropical archipelago with no traffic lights. The population of the summit host, Palau, was due to swell from 18,000 people to 20,000 as delegates from dozens of countries arrived at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting.
Wednesday Still the Day to Watch as Seas Peak Friday, Then Ease for the Holiday Weekend
SAIPAN — Tuesday starts partly cloudy with isolated morning showers before scattered island-effect showers and isolated thunderstorms develop in the afternoon, with highs around 87, light and variable winds and a 30 percent chance, the National Weather Service in Tiyan said in its 6 a.m. forecast. Tonight runs partly cloudy at 20 percent with lows around 78.
