Kiribati is the first country in the world to celebrate 2025. The last country to issue in the new year will be the Baker Island and Howland Island.

Heard Island and McDonald Islands, an Antarctic territory of Australia, is on the list of reciprocal tariffs — as is a remote isle near Greenland.

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Australia has introduced the world's first turtle islands. The floating islands are made of PVC, featuring a central platform with a raised nesting box and 'vegetation pods' to support turtle ...

Do you love the idea of a road trip like driving the cliffs of Amalfi Coast or the Pacific Coast Highway in California? If so, get revved up for ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday Australia would spend 190 million Australian dollars over four years on funding and training new Royal Solomon Islands Police Force recruits with a ...

The Trump administration hit the remote Australian territory Heard Island and McDonald Islands with a 10% tariff, but no humans inhabit the islands.

Japan Thursday disclosed an evacuation plan for 120,000 residents of islands near Taiwan as it announced an evacuation drill in fiscal 2026. The contingency plans are in case of an emergency.

In separate agreements with Nauru, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, Australia is attempting to edge out China’s influence in the region.

Australia's central bank judged a near-term rate cut was unlikely and policy might need to stay restrictive for an "extended period" to ensure inflation can be tamed, after debating whether or not ...

Australia has announced it will pay for more police in Solomon Islands and create a police training center in the South Pacific island nation’s capital Honiara, where Chinese law enforcement ...