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President’s suggestion that his ‘Uncle Bosie’ was eaten by cannibals harms US efforts to build Pacific ties, say local expertsJoe Biden’s suggestion that his uncle may have been eaten by cannibals in Papua New Guinea during world war two has been met with a mixture of bemusement and criticism in the country.Biden spoke about his uncle, 2nd Lt Ambrose J Finnegan Jr, while campaigning...

Prime minister James Marape to seek help from Australia to support police after the deadly killings in Enga provinceAuthorities in Papua New Guinea are bracing for an escalation of violence after dozens of men were killed in a tribal massacre on Sunday.In the wake of the killings, the prime minister, James Marape, is facing calls to declare a state of emergency to address the...

Police say attack between neighbouring tribes led to mass deaths, marking an escalation in fighting in the country’s remote northern regionDozens of men have been killed in a fresh outbreak of tribal violence in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea, local police have said.George Kakas, Enga provincial police commander, told the Guardian the men were killed by heavy gun fire on Sunday. He...

Justin Tkachenko says they are in ‘early stages of negotiation’ with Beijing on its offer to assist with police and security Papua New Guinea is in early talks with China on a potential security and policing deal, the country’s foreign minister Justin Tkachenko has told the Reuters news agency, weeks after deadly riots in the country’s capital.Amid jostling between Washington and Beijing for influence...

Governor blames looting on ‘opportunists’ as officers are redeployed to Port Moresby from regional areas People have been killed and shops and businesses set on fire in the capital of Papua New Guinea after police went on strike over pay, according to the local governor.Property in Port Moresby had been looted by “opportunists” after events “spiralled out of control”, the governor of the National...