One in four people globally live in a country whose population has already peaked in size. 11 July 2024 - According to the World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results published today, it is ...

Talk of annexation has Greenland in the news again. But due to quirks of cartography, some common maps show the territory ...

A moderately strong, 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Japan on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

While the pilot program largely targets countries in Africa, the latest expansion includes countries in Central Asia, South ...

Cities across the world are welcoming 2026 with stunning New Year's Eve fireworks displays and celebrations. In London, ...

The world is a pretty fascinating place. But there are so many things happening all at once that you’d be forgiven for ...

The sole undersea cable connecting it to the rest of the world had been snapped by an underwater avalanche from the volcano.

The Queen of Tonga is putting her support behind the building of a new public library in Nuku'alofa. Land has been set aside ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. The US has listed Tonga among a new black list of countries whose nationals will either be banned or ...

Argentina took a huge step to the World Cup quarter-finals with a comprehensive win over Tonga in front of football great Diego Maradona. The Pumas lived dangerously early on against the combative Sea ...

Lord Fakafanua has been elected Tonga’s next Prime Minister by his fellow MPs, ousting incumbent Prime Minister Dr ‘Aisake Eke. The pair faced off against each other in today’s vote at Parliament, ...

Lord Fakafanua has been elected as Tonga’s new Prime Minister after securing the support of 16 out of 26 Members of Parliament in a secret ballot. He defeated rival candidate and caretaker Prime ...