The Republic of Kiribati, a Pacific island nation, is a remote paradise with its pristine beaches and rich marine life ...

If you're flexible enough to travel on a one-way cruise — and have extra time to explore far-flung locales along the way — ...

A recently uncovered British government paper provides evidence of a 70-year official cover-up of the consequences of the United Kingdom’s thermonuclear tests in the Pacific after World War II. London ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. When 22-year-old Soren Almeida planned to visit a remote Pacific Island ...

The global arrival of 2026 is here. Kiritimati, Kiribati, became the first inhabited place to enter the New Year due to its position near the International Date Line. Shortly after, Auckland, New ...

An hour to the west, there were celebrations and a drum performance at the Juyong Pass, at the Great Wall of China just ...

WASHINGTON — People all across the globe will celebrate the end of 2025 and usher in the start of 2026 on New Year's Eve. But because of a quirk with the international date line, it technically takes ...

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.

The island of Kiritimati is welcoming in the new year - the first place in the world do so. It's part of the Pacific Ocean nation Kiribati, located south of Hawaii and north east of Australia. It is ...