It takes a full 26 hours for the whole globe to welcome the new year, with parts of the Pacific island nation the first to do ...

Kiribati welcomed 2026 first, followed by New Zealand, Australia, and other nations, with global celebrations marking the New ...

Kiritimati Island, an atoll in the Pacific Ocean part of the island nation of Kiribati, is the first inhabited place on earth ...

As the clock strikes midnight across various time zones, nations around the globe embrace the New Year with unique celebrations and traditions. From spectacular firework displays to culturally rich ...

The first celebrations of 2026 are happening on Kiritimati, an atoll in the remote Pacific nation of Kiribati, marking the ...

Kiribati, New Zealand, Australia and others have entered 2026 first as global celebrations began, reflecting time zone ...

THE global march into the New Year began on the Kiritimati atoll, where about 7,300 residents were the first to cross the ...

For seven years, Julia Baum has been going to the coral atoll of Kiritimati to study one of the most astonishing wonders of the natural world. But last week, she was dreading the possibility that she ...

Kiritimati or Christmas Island is a Pacific Ocean raised coral atoll in the northern Line Islands, and part of the Republic of Kiribati. The island has the greatest land area of any coral atoll in the ...

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