The West Papua National Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for killing Nicholas F Gosselin after he landed a small aircraft in remote Sobaham District, Yahukimo Regency on Thursday.

It comes as some residents are still without electricity following April's super typhoon Sinlaku.

The Pacific Business Brief tracks the capital, trade and trends shaping the regional economy.

Indonesia has defended the high number of military personnel it has deployed to West Papua.

The Flying Fijians take on Wales in their opening Nations Championship match, Manu Samoa takes on Hong Kong China and Tonga meets Zimbabwe in the new World Rugby Nations Cup.

Eight players of Pasifika heritage have been named in the All Blacks match-day 23 to battle France at One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch on Saturday.

Marama Malama: Te Manava Moana Women at Pataka Art and Museum honours generations of women whose leadership, advocacy and service have impacted Pacific communities.

Global aid forecasts have small island developing states "among the hardest hit individually" as aid spending reaches new lows. The OECD, which tracks their wealthy member states' Overseas Development Assistance...

Three early-career Pasifika women share how a 26-day scientific voyage empowered them with the data skills and inspiration needed to lead local ocean management and policy in their home nations.

Australia has restored Vanuatu's Pacific Engagement Visa allocation following the signing of the security deal.

Political leaders and community advocates in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands have welcomed a US Supreme Court ruling reaffirming birthright citizenship.

Sam Tuitupou Jnr, 20, is one player 'Ikale Tahi head coach is keeping an eye on, as the Tongan men's XV heads into the new World Rugby Nations Cup competition.

HuttFest, founded in 2021, gives young people a platform to share their culture, without the pressures of competition.

A round-up of news from around the region, including fuel price updates.

A round-up of sports news from around the region, including rugby team namings.

Fiji's 2026 sugarcane crushing season was set to officially begin on Wednesday across the Lautoka, Ba and Labasa mills.

An aviation expert says smaller Pacific Island carriers need to be flexible in how they operate, as the instability of national airlines has become a regional issue across the Pacific.

Ane Vakararawa's husband, Iveri Tuimasi, died two weeks ago - yet another in a string of deaths this year where law enforcement is alleged to have played a role.