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New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed by Papua rebels after 19 months | Conflict News

September 21, 2024September 21, 2024 by Farhan

Indonesian police say Mehrtens has been flown out of mountainous Nduga and appears in good health. New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed by rebels in Indonesia’s troubled eastern region of Papua 19 months after he was kidnapped. “Today, we have picked up pilot Phillip, who is in good health, and we flew him … Read more

About 700 dead in a Papua New Guinea landslide, U.N. estimates

May 27, 2024May 27, 2024 by Farhan

About 670 people — many of whom are feared to be children — are assumed dead after a landslide deluged several villages in Papua New Guinea on Friday, according to the U.N. International Organization for Migration. Local officials extrapolated the estimate based on the number of homes — more than 150 — that were buried … Read more