A 6.6 magnitude earthquake has struck near Lae, the second largest city in Papua New Guinea, the US Geological Survey says.

Australia and Papua New Guinea have signed a major defense treaty, which Beijing claims unfairly targets China. \Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Papua New Guinea's James Marape describe ...

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RMIT researchers on the C2IMPRESS project have led the development of community-driven disaster resilience strategies to help societies prepare for ...

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea’s Cabinet has approved a bilateral defense treaty with near neighbor Australia, paving the way for the nations’ leaders to sign a landmark agreement that U ...

Greta Thunberg has been detained after her Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted by Israeli forces this morning. Thunberg and “her friends” were “safe and healthy”, the Israeli foreign ministry said ...