Kiribati decided to make the bold move as the world transitioned from 1994 to 1995. However, something had to give. To make ...

An interesting idea for New Year’s Eve 2026. What if, instead of a ball drop or some other countdown, we de-levitated a Boca Nut from the Boca Beacon at an ...

PARIS – Revelers around the world toasted the start of 2026 on Thursday, bidding farewell to a volatile year when ...

Sydney, considered the New Year's capital of the world, held a colorful celebration that included a moment of silence for the ...

After Kiribati, Samoa and Tonga are among the first countries to welcome the New Year. The New Zealand city of Auckland is ...

The New Year is here, with Kiritimati (Christmas Island) in Kiribati, which lies in the world’s earliest time zone, seeing the the clock strike past midnight, heralding the arrival of 1 January 2026.

Kiribati, a Pacific island nation, consistently becomes the first country to welcome the New Year due to its strategic ...

Kiribati, a collection of remote archipelagos of mostly low-lying atolls, faces significant risks from natural hazards and an existential risk from rising sea levels. This paper explores the critical ...

TARAWA – Pacific nation Kiribati says it is exploring a deep-sea mining partnership with China, dangling access to a vast patch of Pacific Ocean harbouring coveted metals and minerals. Beijing has ...

Pacific allies don’t usually air their dirty laundry in public. But a rare on-the-record dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the poor and isolated island nation, highlighting ...