A German family of four is among the first six successful applicants for Nauru's citizenship-by-investment program, which launched earlier this year. The island nation is threatened by encroaching ...

Citizenship of Nauru, an island nation spanning just 8 square miles in the southwest Pacific Ocean, can be yours for $105,000. The tiny, low-lying island has launched a “golden passport” initiative ...

People take part in a parade celebrating Nauru's 56th anniversary of independence in Nauru, Jan. 31, 2024. Nauru held a ceremony to celebrate its 56th anniversary of independence on Wednesday.(Photo: ...

After squandering millions of dollars Nauru is facing financial ruin Thirty years ago the tiny Pacific island of Nauru was one of the richest in the world. For years, the population of roughly 9,000 ...

Pacific microstate Nauru is selling citizenship to fund its retreat from rising seas, President David Adeang said, opening a contentious "golden passport" scheme as other climate financing runs dry.

Regional leaders attending the annual Pacific Islands Forum have gathered on the tiny island of Nauru, one of the few countries to have been both the richest and the poorest in the world in the last ...

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Australia defended an agreement allowing for the deportation of hundreds of formerly detained immigrants to the tiny Pacific nation of Nauru, following criticism from refugee organizations. The ...

You’d think every country would have its own capital city, right? Some countries even have two (Bolivia’s parliament meets in La Paz, but its Supreme Court meets in Sucre) or three (South Africa ...

The leaked "Nauru files" and a report by advocacy groups allege rampant abuses. — -- Advocacy groups have exposed shocking allegations of human rights abuses -- many against children -- inflicted ...

Named Pleasant Island by its first European visitors, Nauru in the central Pacific is the world's smallest republic. In the 21st Century it has been a key part of Australia's controversial offshore ...