Story Archive
2024-08-25
Pacific leaders have expressed mounting frustration over how Paris has handled turmoil in New Caledonia.
2024-08-25
The 18-member Pacific Island Forum’s importance as the peak regional diplomatic body is growing as geopolitical competition heats up in the Pacific Islands.
2024-08-22
Indonesian embassy officials’ actions “an attack on Papua New Guinea’s independent media sector,” says media council.
2024-08-20
Sitiveni Rabuka is the latest Pacific island leader to visit Beijing in recent months.
2024-08-20
Dozens now in custody over the killing of 26 villagers last month in remote swampland, police say.
2024-08-20
Honiara is estimated to be littered with thousands of bombs and shells left behind on the battlefield after the six-month Battle of Guadalcanal ended in 1943.
2024-08-16
The decision paves the way for a unified defense industrial base across the U.S., U.K. and Australia.
2024-08-16
Demonstrations marked the 62nd anniversary of the U.N. agreement enabling Jakarta’s annexation of Papua.
2024-08-13
Pacific island nations have among the lowest levels of women’s parliamentary representation in the world.
2024-08-13
“Room for improvement” by U.S. and allies to deliver electricity infrastructure upgrade, says chairman of state-owned investor.
2024-08-12
New Caledonia, climate finance, U.S. territories and lack of banking services – key issues when leaders meet this month.
2024-08-08
Insurgent fighters and security forces blame each other for the killing and have provided conflicting accounts.
2024-08-05
The killing comes 18 months after another Kiwi pilot, Phillip Mehrtens, was captured by Papuan rebels.
2024-08-05
Late arrival of digital tablets further delays completion of the country’s crucial population count.
2024-08-04
The superpower of seafood dominates more than just the high seas.
