Papua New Guinea marked 50 years of independence in 2025 with an unbroken record of democratic government, even as political stability coexisted with leadership challenges, constitutional reform and ...

All the passengers and crew on board a Hevilift Aviation ATR 42-500 have emerged uninjured after the aircraft suffered a runway excursion at Simberi airport in Papua New Guinea. The turboprop, ...

Within a forested limestone landscape of Papua New Guinea lives a shy, striking bird that’s new to science. This bird is also incredibly rare and may already be endangered, according to a recent study ...

An Australian cruise ship ran aground in Papua New Guinea. The incident took place at 5:25 a.m. local time off the coast of Finschhafen on Dec. 27, according to the Papua New Guinea National Maritime ...

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, about 26 miles northeast of the town of Goroka in the Eastern Highlands province. The quake hit at ...

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake rocked the island nation of Papua New Guinea on Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The quake struck at 10:31 a.m. UTC (5:31 a.m. ET) in the city ...

“It was early 2012 and I was doing a series of dives in submersibles all over the world. My expedition fellow Andrew Wight said, ‘Have you ever been to Papua New Guinea? There's [the New Britain ...

French supermajor TotalEnergies is nearing a crucial stage on its long-awaited Papua LNG project, with a major onshore engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract set to be awarded by ...

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MELBOURNE, Australia -- A landslide early Friday morning killed at least 21 people in Papua New Guinea's highlands, Australian media reported. The landslide around 2 a.m. flattened houses as people ...

When Fan Haoyu boarded a flight to Papua New Guinea in the summer of 2021, even the airline staff seemed confused. “Where is that country? People still go there?” one asked the passenger ahead of him.

Pope Leo XIV give his blessing at the conclusion of his Mass for the canonization of seven new saints in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 19, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Lola Gomez Pope Leo XIV ...