(Reuters) - King George Tupou V of Tonga, who ushered in democracy to the South Pacific archipelago, was buried in a ceremony that mixed traditional Polynesian ritual with Christian hymn singing on ...

NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AP) – Homes swathed in purple and black formed a bright bow running from the countryside to cities of Tonga as the mourning nation honored and buried their late King George Tupou V ...

It's not often that we get a personally-written message from a royal. However, Prince Charles just used his website to publish a rare note, which he addressed to the King of Tonga. Along with ...

The King of Tonga George Tupou V, who introduced democracy to the South Pacific archipelago after riots following his ascension in 2006, died in a Hong Kong hospital on Sunday, the Tongan government ...

The tiny South Pacific state of Tonga celebrated as the region's oldest reigning monarch marked his 85th birthday Friday _ a milestone tinged with questions about his increasingly authoritarian rule.

Beijing, China, Nov. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with visiting King Tupou VI of the Kingdom of Tonga on Tuesday, saying that China is willing to enhance the alignment ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Tonga's King George Tupou V, who gave up most of his powers to bring a more democratic government to his Pacific island nation, died Sunday at a Hong Kong hospital. He was 63 ...

Lunch with the King of Tonga and quality time spent with his subjects has Jason Taumalolo primed to deliver a blockbusting display against Samoa. The Tongan co-captain and his team spent five days in ...

The king of Tonga has a weight problem. He’s 87 years old and weighs 444 pounds. In fact, the entire nation of Tonga—population 110,000, near Fiji—has weight problems. But help has arrived in the form ...

In this Feb. 4, 2010 photo provided by the Iolani Palace, Abigail Kawananakoa, center, meets the King of Tonga, right, as Executive Director Kippen de Alba Chu, left, looks on outside the palace in ...