Tribal violence and claims of ‘cannibalism’ in Papua New Guinea have marked the start of 2025 for the Pacific nation as it prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary of independence. Nine people were ...

A Philippine court convicted four police officers Tuesday for killing a father and his son in 2016, putting the total number of police successfully prosecuted for their involvement in former President ...

Consensus has been reached by Pacific leaders with Japan to address the controversial release of treated nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. In August ...

More than 1,000 students in Indonesia’s restive Papua region took to the streets to protest a government-sponsored free-meal program, demanding that the government instead prioritize free education.

Papua New Guinea’s opening of an embassy in Israeli-occupied Jerusalem has been condemned by Palestinian officials and by the Pacific island country’s opposition leader, who said it was a reckless ...

What began as a small fabric shop in Central Java nearly 60 years ago grew into one of Southeast Asia’s biggest textile manufacturers, outfitting military forces and supplying clothing to major global ...

At least eight people were killed in the Philippines on Wednesday after heavy rains brought on by a powerful typhoon caused massive flooding, authorities said. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and ...

The Philippines is recruiting a new breed of “cyber warriors” to tackle rising digital threats, the nation’s armed forces chief said Thursday, following a wave of online attacks. Gen. Romeo Brawner ...

Debate on Guam’s future as a U.S. territory has intensified with its legislature due to vote on a non-binding resolution to become a U.S. state amid mounting Pacific geostrategic tensions and ...

Xiaoling bristles when asked about alleged detention camps where Uyghurs have been forcibly confined by China’s government. “Have you been to Xinjiang? No? Then go and see Xinjiang first,” said the ...

In his first public testimony as a private citizen, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte defiantly defended his administration’s war on drugs, saying he alone bore responsibility for it. While ...

A New Zealand official mediating talks between the leaders of Papua New Guinea and the independence-seeking Bougainville region said he was optimistic about resolving a dispute over the ...