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New Caledonia independence group demands Indigenous leader’s release from custody in mainland France

A pro-independence movement in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia is demanding the “release and immediate return” of the Indigenous Kanak leader who was flown more than 10,000 miles to mainland France for pretrial detention.

New Caledonia Indigenous independence leader transferred to mainland France for pretrial detention

New Caledonia police detain independence leader and 10 others in wake of revolt against French rule

New Caledonia reopening its international airport and shortening curfew as unrest continues to ebb

Macron suspends voting reform in New Caledonia that had sparked violence

French tourists stranded in New Caledonia amid riots arrive back in Paris

The first French tourists evacuated from New Caledonia by the Australian and New Zealand armies arrived on Sunday at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport after a 40-hour journey. (AP video: Nicolas Garriga)

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French President Macron arrives in New Caledonia amid unrest and Indigenous frustration

Kanak union leaders in Paris reject initiative to change voter lists in New Caledonia

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A man shot by police in New Caledonia has died. The French Pacific territory remains restive

Prosecutors say a man shot by police in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia has died of his wounds.

France hurries to let New Caledonia vote in European elections after its deadly unrest. Few want to

Days after France lifted emergency measures in New Caledonia to quell the worst unrest in decades in its Pacific territory, it is hurrying to ensure that the archipelago’s residents can vote in the upcoming European elections.

French authorities regain full control of New Caledonia’s capital after days of deadly unrest

The French interior minister says French authorities in New Caledonia have regained full control of their Pacific territory’s capital after two weeks of unrest that left seven people dead.

French prosecutor in New Caledonia says authorities are investigating suspects behind deadly unrest

The French prosecutor in New Caledonia says authorities have opened an investigation into deadly unrest that has left seven people dead and significant destruction in the Pacific archipelago with decades of tensions between those seeking independence and those loyal to France.

Former France soccer player Karembeu says two of his relatives have been killed in New Caledonia

Former soccer World Cup winner Christian Karembeu says two of his relatives have been killed during the unrest in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia that has left seven people dead.

France to lift state of emergency in efforts to allow political dialogue in riot-hit New Caledonia

French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to lift the state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia.

Pro-independence leader calls on protesters in New Caledonia to ‘maintain resistance’ against France

The leader of a pro-independence party in New Caledonia has called on supporters to “remain mobilized” across the French Pacific archipelago against the Paris government’s efforts to impose electoral reforms.

A police officer is held in deadly shooting in riot-hit New Caledonia after Macron pushes for calm

The French prosecutor for riot-hit New Caledonia says a police officer has shot and killed a man after being set upon by a group of about 15 people.

French President Macron says he won’t rush through voting reforms that triggered New Caledonia riots

French President Emmanuel Macron has said on a visit to riot-hit New Caledonia that he won’t force through a contested voting reform that has sparked deadly unrest in the French Pacific territory and wants to leave time for local leaders to come up with an alternate agreement for the archipelago’s f

How is the violent unrest in New Caledonia impacting global nickel prices?

Global nickel prices have been soaring since violence erupted in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia last week.

Australia and New Zealand evacuate scores of their citizens from New Caledonia

Australia says its military has flown 115 people from the restive French Pacific territory of New Caledonia and France will soon evacuate and 100 to the Australian city of Brisbane.

Macron is making a surprise trip to New Caledonia amid deadly unrest and indigenous frustration

French President Emmanuel Macron is making a surprise trip to New Caledonia, the French Pacific territory that has been gripped by days of deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence.

Australia and New Zealand begin evacuating nationals from unrest in New Caledonia

Australia and New Zealand have sent airplanes to New Caledonia to begin bringing home stranded citizens from the violence-wracked French South Pacific territory.

French security forces work to regain control of airport highway in violence-scorched New Caledonia

French security forces are working to retake control of the highway to the international airport in violence-scorched New Caledonia, shuttered because of deadly unrest wracking the French Pacific archipelago where indigenous people have long sought independence from France.

French authorities report a sixth fatality in New Caledonia violence

French security forces have reported a sixth death in nearly weeklong armed clashes in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia.

Violence in New Caledonia subsides slightly as France sends reinforcements for security

The number of violent incidents reported in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia has fallen slightly after France imposed a state of emergency.

Violence rages in New Caledonia as France rushes emergency reinforcements to its Pacific territory

Violence is raging across New Caledonia for the third consecutive day. France has imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory.

France imposes emergency in Pacific territory of New Caledonia as violent unrest turns deadly

France has imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia. The measures imposed on Wednesday for at least 12 days boost security forces’ powers to quell deadly unrest that has left four people dead, erupting after protests over voting reforms.

France imposes curfew in New Caledonia after unrest by people who have long sought independence

Authorities in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia have announced a curfew and banned gatherings after violent unrest on the archipelago with decades of tensions between indigenous Kanaks seeking independence and colonizers’ descendants who want to remain part of France.

7.7 magnitude earthquake causes small tsunami on South Pacific islands

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake caused a small tsunami to wash ashore on South Pacific islands Friday. No damage has been reported, and the threat passed in a few hours.

New Caledonia votes to stay in France; separatists boycott

Voters in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia voted overwhelmingly Sunday to stay part of France in an independence referendum marred by a boycott from separatist forces.

Stay French, or not? New Caledonia holds independence vote

Voters in the South Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia are set to decide Sunday whether to break away from France.

New Caledonia gets 1st leader in favor of split from France

NOUMEA, New Caledonia (AP) — The New Caledonia government elected Thursday the first pro-independence figure as president of the South Pacific archipelago, a French territory that won broad autonomy following violence in 1988 and is scheduled to hold an independence referendum in five months.

New Caledonia voters choose to stay part of France

NOUMEA, New Caledonia (AP) — A majority of voters in New Caledonia chose to remain part of France instead of backing independence in a referendum Sunday that led the French president to call for dialogue after a three-decade decolonization effort in the South Pacific archipelago.

New Caledonia archipelago votes on independence from France

NOUMEA, New Caledonia (AP) — Voters in New Caledonia, a French archipelago in the South Pacific, were deciding Sunday whether they want independence from France in a referendum that marks a milestone in a three-decade decolonization effort.

New Caledonia to vote on independence from France

NOUMEA, New Caledonia (AP) — Voters in New Caledonia, a French archipelago in the South Pacific, will choose whether they want independence from France in a referendum that marks a milestone in a three-decade decolonization effort.

Magnitude 7.5 quake strikes in Pacific near New Caledonia

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A powerful earthquake that struck in the southern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday sent jitters around the region after authorities warned of possible tsunamis, but there were no initial reports of destructive waves or major damage.

Voters in Pacific territory choose to keep ties with France

NOUMEA, New Caledonia (AP) — A majority of voters in the South Pacific territory of New Caledonia chose to remain part of France instead of backing independence Sunday, a watershed moment that led French President Emmanuel Macron to promise a full dialogue on the archipelago’s future.

The Latest: Macron: New Caledonians back keeping French ties

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