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Pope Francis wears a traditional hat during a meeting with faithful in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. . (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope arrives in the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea with a ton of humanitarian aid and toys

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Pope Francis, left, with Cardinal Archbishop of Port Moresby John Ribat, right, attend a traditional dance performed by the pupil of the Caritas Technical Secondary School in Port Moresby, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. As a second leg of his 11-day trip to Asia and Oceania Pope Francis's visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity is a recent addition to traditional spiritual beliefs developed over millennia. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope urges church in Papua New Guinea to be close to women after hearing of sorcery ‘superstitions’

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Pope Francis is helped down a ramp at Jackson's International Airport in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Pope arrives in Papua New Guinea for the second leg of his Southeast Asia and Oceania trip

By Nicole Winfield and Edna Tarigan - Associated Press

Pope Francis leads the holy mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

Pope Francis heads to Papua New Guinea after final Mass in Indonesia before overflow crowd of 100K

By Nicole Winfield and Edna Tarigan - Associated Press

Performers in traditional dresses stand outside of Parliament Haus in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on Nov. 16, 2018. At least 26 people have been reported killed by a gang of men in three remote villages last week in Papua New Guinea's north, United Nations and police officials said on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, FILE)

Gang kills at least 26 villagers in remote Papua New Guinea, officials say

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

In this photo released by IOM- PNG- Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Richard Maples walks around the sight of landslide at Yambali village in the Papua New Guinea highlands Thursday, June 20, 2024. Australia will provide a further $1.3 million to support reconstruction efforts in Papua New Guinea after last month's deadly landslide. The South Pacific island nation off Australia's northern coast is still struggling with the aftermath of the disaster in Enga province in its mountainous interior. (David Kuna/IOM - PNG via AP)

Australia boosting aid to Papua New Guinea for landslide recovery and security

By Keiran Smith - Associated Press

In this image supplied by the Australian Prime Ministers office, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, centre right, walks with Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape as they start their trek along the Kokoda Track at Kokoda Village, Papua New Guinea, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The prime ministers on Tuesday began trekking into the South Pacific island nation’s mountainous interior to commemorate a pivotal World War II campaign and to underscore their current security alliance that is challenged by China's growing regional influence. (Prime Ministers office via AP)

Australia and Papua New Guinea leaders trek toward WWII South Pacific battleground

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape, left, listens during a meeting with Pacific Islands Forum leaders during the U.S.-Pacific Islands Forum Summit in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Papua New Guinea leader takes offense after Biden implies his uncle was eaten by cannibals

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a news conference with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley (not shown) at the Pentagon in Washington, on July 18, 2023. Austin met with Papua New Guinea leaders on Thursday, July 27, 2023, to discuss developing the Pacific Island nation’s military strength and deepening security ties, as the United States competes with China for influence in the Indo-Pacific region. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

U.S. Defense Secretary Austin meets with Papua New Guinea leaders about boosting security ties

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

In this image made from video, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape sign agreements in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, May 22, 2023. The United States signed a new security pact with Papua New Guinea on Monday as it competes with China for influence in the Pacific. (Australian Broadcasting Corp. via AP)

South Sea scramble: Blinken, Austin lead challenge to China’s Pacific Islands clout

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape poses for a photo as he was with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, Pool, File)

Papua New Guinea says security treaty with Australia has been delayed over certain provisions

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

In this image made from video, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape sign agreements in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, May 22, 2023. The United States signed a new security pact with Papua New Guinea on Monday as it competes with China for influence in the Pacific. (Australian Broadcasting Corp. via AP)

U.S. and Papua New Guinea sign new security pact countering China

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin speaks during a regular press conference in Beijing, on May 9, 2023. China on Friday May 19, 2023 warned against the introduction of "geopolitical games" in the South Pacific following the announcement that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Papua New Guinea next week. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

China warns against ‘geopolitical games’ as U.S. announces Blinken trip to Papua New Guinea

Associated Press

President Joe Biden poses for photos with Pacific Island leaders including Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, center, and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Sept. 29, 2022. On Wednesday, May 17, Biden canceled a visit to Papua New Guinea planned for May 22 to focus on debt limit talks at home, disappointing many in the Pacific Island nation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Distracted: Biden’s Quad summit no-show rattles U.S. allies in Pacific

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden poses for photos with Pacific Island leaders including Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, center, and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Sept. 29, 2022. On Wednesday, May 17, Biden canceled a visit to Papua New Guinea planned for May 22 to focus on debt limit talks at home, disappointing many in the Pacific Island nation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Hopes for historic Pacific visit dashed after Biden cancels trip to Papua New Guinea

By Nick Perry - Associated Press

From left, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are greeted by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, during their arrival to the Quad leaders summit at Kantei Palace, May 24, 2022, in Tokyo. Biden has an ambitious agenda when he sets off later this week on an eight-day trip to the Indo-Pacific. For part of his trip Biden will travel to Australia for a summit with fellow Quad leaders. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Ambitious agenda for Biden on upcoming three-nation Indo-Pacific trip as debt default looms at home

By Aamer Madhani - Associated Press

A pigeons sits by a window mesh inside the house of a Kashmiri pigeon handler in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, June 17, 2022. The centuries-old tradition of pigeon keeping has remained ingrained to life in the old quarters of Srinagar where flocks of pigeons on rooftops, in the courtyards of mosques and shrines and around marketplaces are a common sight. Many of these are domesticated, raised by one of the thousands of pigeon keepers there. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Researchers working in Papua New Guinea find bird unseen by scientists since 1882

The Washington Times

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, right, locks arms with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Honiara, Solomon Islands on May 26, 2022. A U.S. coast guard cutter conducting patrols as part of an international mission to prevent illegal fishing was recently unable to get clearance for a scheduled port call in the Solomon Islands, according to reports, an incident that comes amid growing concerns of Chinese influence on the Pacific nation. (Xinhua via AP, File)

Report: U.S. Coast Guard ship denied port call in Solomons

By David Rising - Associated Press

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Morrison said Australian government is ramping up its COVID-19 vaccination support for Papua New Guinea in a bid to contain a concerning wave of infections in a near-neighbor. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

Australia gives COVID-19 shots to virus-hit Papua New Guinea

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2010, file photo, Michael Somare, Prime then Minister of Papua New Guinea addresses the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters. Somare, a pivotal figure in Papua New Guinea’s independence and the South Pacific island nation's first prime minister, has died. He was 84. He died Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, after being diagnosed with a late-stage pancreatic cancer and admitted to a hospital on Feb. 19, his daughter Betha Somare said. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Michael Somare, Papua New Guinea’s 1st prime minister, dies

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press