The Pacific island nation of Kiribati, which had almost entirely kept the coronavirus out, went into lockdown on Saturday for the first time in the pandemic. The government imposed a 24-hour curfew ...

A fisherman wades in shallow water at the shoreline near the village of Tangintebu on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati SYDNEY (Reuters) - The remote atoll nation of ...

Kiribati has become the first place in the world to enter 2026. It officially entered the New Year when it was just 3:30 pm in India on December 31. Kiribati’s earliest celebrations began in its ...

Kiribati steps into the New Year before the rest of the world, while others wait hours behind. Ever wondered why the New Year lasts 26 hours globally? We break down time zones, the date line, and how ...

China's foreign minister Wang Yi stopped over in Kiribati on Friday, visiting the remote island nation as part of a Pacific tour that Beijing hopes will lay ground for a regional trade and security ...

Kiribati has quit the premier bloc of Pacific island nations, fracturing the group as its leaders launch a summit to grapple with rising seas and China. Kiribati President Taneti Maamau, seen here in ...

As the world prepares to bid farewell to 2025, the island nation of Kiribati has officially become the first country on the planet to welcome the New Year 2026. Located in the central Pacific Ocean ...

Kiribati decided to make the bold move as the world transitioned from 1994 to 1995. However, something had to give. To make up for lost time, certain islands had to skip December 31, 1994, altogether.

Kiribati is most famous for its world class flyfishing, great scuba diving, and astounding seabird wildlife. The Tourism Authority of Kiribati (TAK) conducted a 4-day Tourism Restart Program training ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand is reconsidering all development funding to the aid-dependent island nation of Kiribati, following a diplomatic snub from the island nation's leader, government ...

Despite a deal between the PIF and other Micronesian states, Kiribati declared it still intends to withdraw from the premier regional forum. Kiribati’s President Taneti Maamau had in early 2021 joined ...