The first place to ring in the New Year is Kiritimati Island, which is part of the Republic of Kiribati. The small region is ...

From Kiribati’s Kiritimati Island to remote Pacific territories, geography and time zones decide who welcomes the New Year ...

Who Celebrates New Year 2026 First? The first place to usher in 2026 is Kiritimati, also known as Christmas Island, part of the Republic of Kiribati. Located just west of the International Date Line, ...

When 6:00 a.m. EST comes around, that's when American Samoa and Pago Pago enter the New Year. They are the last populated ...

Which countries enter New Year 2026 before India and which celebrate after? From Kiribati to American Samoa, here’s the full ...

Ron Watson was just 17 when he experienced his first nuclear weapon blast. A British soldier from Cambridgeshire, he had completed his training in the summer of 1957 before departing on that fated ...

Kiritimati, Dec 31 - As the clock struck midnight on December 31, 2023, the tiny Pacific island of Kiritimati, also known as Christmas Island, made history by becoming the first place in the world to ...

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 ...

Remote islands are a passion of mine–there is something enthralling about going to places that people rarely see. The Pacific's collection is particularly appealing since many of them are rich in WWII ...

Ron Watson was just 17 when he experienced his first nuclear weapon blast. A British soldier from Cambridgeshire, he had completed his training in the summer of 1957 before departing on that fated ...

The atomic history of Kiritimati a tiny island where humanity realised its most lethal potential. Ron Watson was just 17 when he experienced his first nuclear weapon blast. A British soldier from ...