Cardinal Mafi of Tonga and Cardinal Ribat of Papua New Guinea will travel to Rome to take part. The Vatican confirmed ...

Catholics across the world are pausing to remember the life of Pope Francis. And the pontiff's death is being keenly felt in the Asia-Pacific region, where he leaves a significant legacy.

Bougainville, a Pacific island, aims for independence by 2027. A 2019 vote favored secession from Papua New Guinea. However, Papua New Guinea's parliament must approve. The island holds strategic and ...

To this end, the WHO, UNICEF and UNAIDS have launched the Regional Roadmap for the Triple Elimination of Mother-to-Child ...

Papua New Guinea will "immediately" lift a ban on forest carbon credit schemes, the Pacific nation's climate minister told ...

The president said many countries have been negotiating with Washington ... economic consequences could be profound” as the world grapples with Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

In a move that has stirred widespread concern across South and Southeast Asia, Saudi Arabia has temporarily banned visa issuance for 14 countries, including India, ahead of the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage.

While most people are familiar with the major countries of the world, several lesser-known nations and territories might surprise you. This tiny island nation in the Pacific Ocean is the ...

Correction 4/3/25, 11:32 a.m. ET: The headline was updated to reflect that the map shows countries affected. Update 4/3/25, 11:32 a.m. ET: This story was updated with comment from Colin Grabow of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Courage is based in love, Melania Trump said Tuesday as she recognized eight women from around the world for bravery, including an Israeli citizen who was held captive by Hamas for ...

Nicaragua and Uganda are some other countries that were marked in orange on the map. Popular travel destination Jamaica was marked in orange with white stripes. Russia, Ukraine, Iraq, Iran ...

"Essentially all of the countries that we're talking about," Trump said on reciprocal tariffs. (Image: Reuters) US President Donald Trump has said that he will be revealing a massive new tariff ...