Britain has announced it will hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending more than half a century of direct control over the islands. The move has been criticised by some Indigenous groups ...

The British government has been under pressure for decades to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a former colony, but has resisted because of the military base on Diego Garcia island that ...

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The best time to visit Hawaii's Big Island is between September and November. That's when the island's generally reasonable room rates take the most significant plunge. Temperatures remain ...

It’s time to rally the group chats, gossip groups and Reddit threads because Nine has just dropped a sneak peek at Love Island Australia 2024 and there’s a ‘yuge twist in the mix!

The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century. The deal – reached after years of ...

Hawai‘i County Parks and Recreation proposes a new district park in Hawaiian Paradise Park and wants to know what the community thinks about its plans. Image from project website The department ...

A tropical getaway on a remote island is a dream vacation for many avid travellers, but you may want to steer clear of North Sentinel Island. Who doesn't love relaxing on white sand beaches, with a ...

Par Hawaii was first on the Top 250 list in 2023 ... Inflation-adjusted visitor spending rose last year. And unemployment in the Islands was just 2.9% by the end of 2023, lower than the national ...

This is the last island in the Hawaiian chain to still be used for target practice and it time for that to end and the island be put into wildlife sanctuary or refuge status. In it’s ...

It’s also near the town of Hilo, the largest town on Hawaii’s Big Island, which has lots of restaurants and shops along with the country’s only rainforest zoo and the Boiling Pots ...