A massive international law enforcement operation coordinated by Interpol has seen one of the biggest ever takedowns of a ...

The Brass Band Association of Tonga has announced the members of its 2025 National Youth Band. The 34 players all aged under 24, will be led by on the course that takes place on the 18th to 24th ...

At the U.N. Ocean Conference, Tonga’s princess called for recognition of whales’ legal rights. The move is one of several ...

On the anniversary of the Antiquities Act, the law that allows presidents to create monuments, locals gathered at sites ...

Tonga is so serious about the Sabbath that it banned most Sunday trading. Now the king and police are urging people to keep the day holy.

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Tonga is mostly an overlooked country at the Olympics, with a rather small delegation and just one medal in its entire history, a silver in 1996. But it provided perhaps the ...

A tsunami warning has been lifted for Tonga after a strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the Pacific Island country. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center initially warned of potential ...

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga early Monday morning, causing slight damage and brief evacuations before the threat of a tsunami hitting the Pacific island country passed. Tsunami sirens ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, prompting an initial tsunami warning that was later lifted for the Pacific island country. The U.S. Geological ...

No reports of damage were immediately available. Some 1,000 people reported feeling the tremor. Tonga is a country in Polynesia made up of 171 islands with a population of a little more than 100,000 ...