A video of a New Zealand pilot captured by members of the West Papua Liberation Army surfaced Tuesday along with a heartbreaking message to his family. Philip Mark Mehrtens, 38, has been living in a ...

JAKARTA, IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region expressed their readiness Wednesday to release a New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage a year ago.

JAYAPURA, Indonesia — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s Papua province released more photos and videos Friday appearing to show the New Zealand pilot they took hostage last month alive. In a video ...

Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from New Zealand, was abducted by rebels from a remote airport in February 2023. The report came as a separatist group said it was willing to release another ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Separatist rebels asked for the immediate release Saturday of the New Zealand pilot who has been held hostage for almost a year in Indonesia's restive Papua region. Egianus ...

FILE - In this undated photo released by West Papua Liberation Army, the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement, Papuan separatist rebels pose for a photo with a man they said is New Zealander pilot ...

As Indonesian forces continue their manhunt for a New Zealand pilot taken hostage by Papuan resistance fighters in February, the chances of his peaceful release are growing slimmer – and the ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels asked for the immediate release Saturday of the New Zealand pilot who’s been held hostage for almost a year in Indonesia’s restive Papua region. Egianus ...

JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s Papua province released more photos and videos Friday appearing to show the New Zealand pilot they took hostage last month alive. In a video ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia >> Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region released a video Wednesday appearing to show the New Zealand pilot they took hostage in February saying that recent ...