Indonesian authorities said Saturday the New Zealand pilot who’s been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua ...

A New Zealand pilot who has been freed more than 19 months after being taken hostage by separatists in Indonesia says he is ...

A New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage in Indonesia by a West Papua rebel group in February 2023 has finally been freed ...

Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have warned that military attacks in recent days to rescue a New ...

Phillip Mehrtens was captured by separatist rebels after they stormed his plane on 7 February last year. The group had taken ...

The pilot was taken hostage 19 months ago when rebels ambushed his plane as he took five passengers to a remote area of Indonesia, with rebels shooting another pilot last month ...

Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s Papua region caution that recent military actions to rescue a New Zealand pilot, taken ...

A New Zealand pilot held hostage for 19 months by separatist rebels in Indonesia’s Papua region was freed on Saturday, ...

Indonesia — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region warned Friday that increased Indonesian military attacks in recent days to rescue a New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage ...

Security forces evacuated the workers from an area where they were searching for a New Zealand pilot taken hostage by separatist rebels of the West Papua Liberation Army. (AP Photo/Saldi Hermanto ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in ... “The case has taken a toll on the Mehrtens family, who have asked for privacy,” Peters said.