Pope Francis to set off on challenging 12-day Asia-Pacific tour
Pontiff’s itinerary, including visits to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, reflects importance of Asia to Catholic church Pope Francis is to embark on the longest,...
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Mapped: the vast network of security deals spanning the Pacific, and what it means
Guardian analysis shows web of agreements between Pacific countries and Australia, US and China, as experts raise concerns over rising militarisation As competition for influence...
Australia to strike new funding deal with Papua New Guinea to manage transferred asylum seekers
Exclusive: Government regulations reveal Australia will provide ‘further capability support and funding’ to PNG but dollar figure is confidential Follow our Australia news live blog...
Australia politics live: emergency services chief stresses need to prepare for high-risk weather; ANU protesters move camp
Brendan Noon says emergency crews are preparing for warmer than normal winter forecast with a La Niña watch. Follow the day’s news live Get our...
Difficult conditions frustrate rescue efforts after landslide buried hundreds in Papua New Guinea
UN says authorities working to clear debris after Friday’s disaster, while local media report one couple rescued from the rubble Unstable terrain, remote locations and...
Papua New Guinea landslide death toll exceeds 670, says UN agency
Emergency workers give up hope of finding survivors of Friday’s landslide as tribal warfare threatens rescue effort More than 670 people are believed to have...
Papua New Guinea landslide: rescue convoy heads to remote village as scores feared buried
Blocked roads have hampered relief efforts to Yambali village, where officials fear death toll could reach well over 100 An emergency convoy is delivering food,...
Papua New Guinea landslide: fears up to 100 dead in remote northern region
Six villages in PNG’s Enga province were covered on Friday morning, with response teams sent to the area A landslide in a remote region in...
Rwandans arrive in Australia after perilous journey to claim asylum
Hunters reportedly find five Rwandan men in mangroves on Saibai Island, a known crocodile habitat As the UK government continues its push to forcibly remove...
Group to search for celebrated US pilot’s fighter plane in South Pacific
Richard Bong downed 40 aircraft in a Lockheed P-38 Lightning before it crashed while being flown by another pilot A Wisconsin museum is partnering with...
