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 gets there first. While most of the world is still brushing its teeth on December 31, this small Pacific island nation quietly steps into 2026. No countdown heard by billions. No global pause ...

While most of the world was still finishing the last day of the new year, a small island in the Pacific had already stepped into the new year.Kiritimati, also known as Christmas Island, officially ...

WASHINGTON, DC (ANI) – US lawmakers and officials expressed concern over the Pacific Island nation of Kirabati’s using police from China for security, even as the State Department warned that such ...

Visitors take pictures of the fireworks that light up the sky during the New Year's Eve 2023 celebration at Lake Archipelago, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), East Jakarta, Sunday, January 1, 2022.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Many wedding traditions feel so familiar they are rarely questioned. They appear in movies, family photo albums ...

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.

At least seven people have died and more than 80 others are missing after a landslide hit Indonesia’s West Java province, ...

Each year, as the world counts down to midnight, there's one tiny nation that rings in the New Year long before almost anyone else. While cities like New York, Dubai and Sydney often steal social ...

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 ...

We asked the experts for their forecast on what will be shaping nuptials next year. Here’s what they said. By Ivy Manners Weddings in 2025 brought fresh concepts like yearlong festivities and multiday ...