Samoa PM apologises for Nazi salute in leaked video

La’auli Leuatea Schmidt claims the footage from a private family gathering does not reflect his current beliefs.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 5 Oct 2026 · updated 1h ago

First reported by South China Morning Post, 2h 10m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 5 Oct 2026. South China Morning Post published first, on 5 October at 02:57 UTC; Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera followed 2h 11m later. The most recent article, from ABC News, appeared on 5 October at 06:02 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), ABC News (major outlet), South China Morning Post.

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