Oceania Kiribati FestPAC director Aaron Salā said Kiribati was the first Pacific nation to reach Hawaiʻi, USA for the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture, 6–16 June; the largest gathering of Pacific Islanders' 2024 theme is “Ho'oulu Lāhui: Regenerating Oceania”
Oceania Kiribati The presidential candidates have published their manifestos, as required by a new law that the successful candidate must account to the Kiribati Electoral Office for commitments made during the election process
Oceania Kiribati The pro-Chinese president of Kiribati said his nation 'does not welcome' Beijing's recent ballistic missile test launch in the Pacific
Oceania Kiribati Parliament is preparing for the presidential elections, when deputies will choose the country's next leader; among the deputies of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu Legislative Assembly is a record number of five women
Oceania Kiribati The country is 'exercising sovereignty' in banning diplomats, according to University of Adelaide academics Henrietta McNeill and Maualaivao Maima Koro, in paper titled 'Pacific States Are Setting Terms for Diplomatic Engagement'