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A landmark court conviction in Papua New Guinea related to the murder of a mother-of-five accused of sorcery is being hailed as a major victory in the fight to stop such attacks and murders. For the ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reaffirmed the Trump administration’s defense commitments to America’s Pacific territories of Guam and Northern Mariana Islands and that any attack on them ...

Tonga and the Federated States of Micronesia will see notable bumps in Australian foreign aid this year, while analysts say there are some indications that Canberra is stepping in to fill a void left ...

The China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) reported it has discovered an oilfield in the South China Sea with proven reserves exceeding 100 million tons, Chinese state media said on Monday. The ...

The United States plans to deploy advanced military equipment to the Philippines to strengthen its deterrence against threats, officials from both countries said, as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete ...

After 10 years of reporting from across the Asia-Pacific, BenarNews is pausing operations due to matters beyond its control. The U.S. administration has withheld the funding that we rely on to bring ...

When Facebook was shut down by Papua New Guinea’s government for a day, no one could point to a specific provision of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2024 (CTA) that enabled it, apart from loose references ...

Genetic analysis of the dung of endangered Asian elephants has revealed a larger population in Cambodia’s northern plains than previously believed and insights into their range – information that ...

Physician Pittaya Lhawong often travels far and wide from his hospital to make house calls and treat patients in remote corners of Mae Hong Son province. He’s among a younger generation of doctors who ...

“Glaring violations” of constitutional safeguards occurred in the arrest and transfer of ex-Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court, the sister of President Ferdinand ...

Rescuers in Myanmar and Thailand continued their search for survivors Monday, saying signs of life were still being detected following the 7.7 magnitude quake that rocked both countries three days ...