French Ecology Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher says she will not take part in the COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan after its leader’s ‘unacceptable’ attacks on France.French…
The last time UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held a summit with the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum, he made international news as he stood…
Noumea, New Caledonia – The debris has been cleared from the streets of New Caledonia’s capital Noumea, but the shells of torched buildings are a…
Protests have flared up in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia with several buildings set on fire, including a police station and a town…
Extradition of protest leaders to France sees police vehicles burned and roads blocked in Pacific territory. Violence has erupted again in New Caledonia following the…
Pro-independence leader Christian Tein among seven flown to the mainland after last month’s large-scale riots. Seven independence activists linked to a group accused of orchestrating…
In short: New Caledonia's international airport will reopen today after being closed for more than a month due to violent riots.The road connecting the capital…
In short: France's interior minister says New Caledonia's capital Noumea is back under control after two weeks of deadly riots.Gerald Darmanin says about 400 police…
The Pacific territory has been rocked by unrest over Paris’s plan to allow more Europeans the vote in provincial elections. The state of emergency in…
President Emmanuel Macron meets political leaders on French-ruled Pacific island, says changes won’t be implemented ‘by force’. French President Emmanuel Macron says he will delay…
In short: French President Emmanuel Macron has delayed plans to reform voting laws in the overseas French territory of New Caledonia.Mr Macron travelled to the pacific…
France’s president is visiting the Pacific territory where electoral reform plans have fuelled the worst unrest in more than 30 years. French President Emmanuel Macron…
In short: More than 100 Australians and other tourists have been repatriated to Brisbane by the Australian Defence Force from riot-hit New Caledonia.The first flights came…
Noumea’s international airport remains closed as Australia and New Zealand say they will evacuate tourists on military aircraft. Hundreds more security personnel will join the…
Dozens of barricades dismantled along key road linking airport to capital Noumea, French officials say. French forces trying to stem unrest in the Pacific island…
Mass protests erupted in New Caledonia this week after France’s parliament voted to allow French residents who have lived in the Pacific Islands territory for…
Hundreds of heavily armed marines and police patrol the French territory’s capital Noumea after a night of violence. One more person has been killed in…
In short: Australians in New Caledonia have been holed up in their hotels rationing food as they wait for an end to unrest that has left four…
Some 1,000 security personnel have arrived from France to address the worst unrest in the territory since the 1980s. Authorities in New Caledonia have described…
Violent protests against new voting rules imposed by France, along with looting and arson attacks, have rocked the French Pacific Islands territory of New Caledonia…