Kiribati steps into the New Year before the rest of the world, while others wait hours behind. Ever wondered why the New Year ...

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 small Pacific nation, with a mere population of 1 lakh, steps into 2026 hours before the rest of the world due to Earth's ...

Kiribati has become the first place in the world to enter 2026. It officially entered the New Year when it was just 3:30 pm ...

Experience New Year festivities starting in Kiribati before the global celebration sweeps through Dhaka and London.

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

The first people in the world celebrate New Year in a country called Kiribati. This is an unusual country that is located in ...

The last place in the world to welcome the arrival of 2026 will be regions of the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands, including Baker and Howland islands in the central Pacific, on the opposite side of the ...

It's also the start of 2026 for much of northwest Mexico and British Columbia in Canada. Most of the world has now welcomed ...

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

Kiribati celebrates first while it's still 10am on December 31 in the UK - but working out the order each nation celebrates ...

As December 31 ends, the New Year arrives at different times worldwide. Know which country celebrates the New Year first and which is the last, explained with time zones and the International Date ...