TAIPEI, TaiwanTAIPEI, Taiwan — The Pacific island nation of Kiribati cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan on Friday, becoming the second country to do so this week and strengthening Beijing’s hand.

China and the Pacific island state of Kiribati restored diplomatic ties on Friday after the former diplomatic ally of Taiwan abandoned Taipei. By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) - China ...

On Friday, Kiribati cut ties with Taiwan, and China said Monday that it would soon resume ties with the Pacific Island nation. Kiribati was the second country in a week to sever diplomatic relations ...

Taiwan said on Friday it has cut official ties with the Pacific island nation of Kiribati, losing another ally amid Chinese pressure on nations with diplomatic relations with the self-ruled island.

Days after the Solomon Islands switched diplomatic allegiance from Taipei to Beijing, the island nation of Kiribati has severed ties with Taiwan–a move that China’s foreign ministry “highly commends.” ...

Sept. 20 (UPI) --Taiwan has lost its second ally in a week as the Micronesian nation of Kiribati severed diplomatic ties with Taipei on Friday in favor of fostering relations with Beijing. Taiwan's ...

PERTH, AustraliaPERTH, Australia — An inquiry has found the crew of an overloaded ferry that sank near the Pacific nation of Kiribati last year killing 95 people was drunk and the flimsy catamaran was ...

In villages like Nabeina in Kiribati, sea-level rise not only threatens their shorelines but also the wells where they source fresh water for drinking, cooking, and washing. By installing a solar pump ...

People in Kiribati went to the polls on Wednesday for the first round of voting in a national election expected to serve as a referendum on rising living costs and the government’s stronger ties with ...