New Caledonia

Buildings set on fire in fresh unrest in New Caledonia

Several buildings, including a police station and a town hall, were set on fire in New Caledonia overnight, authorities said, as the French Pacific territory was hit by a fresh surge of unrest.

Macron suspends New Caledonia reform due to snap election

French President Emmanuel Macron said that a voting reform that triggered deadly riots in France's Pacific territory New Caledonia would be "suspended" in light of snap parliamentary polls.

State of emergency in New Caledonia lifted

The state of emergency in New Caledonia that was imposed to quell deadly rioting has lifted.

Macron urges calm in riot-hit New Caledonia

French President Emmanuel Macron has held a number of meetings with local representatives in the Pacific territory of New Caledonia, urging calm after deadly rioting.

Emmanuel Macron makes high-stakes visit to New Caledonia

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit New Caledonia after the worst riots in 40 years.

Macron heads to New Caledonia as evacuation flights sent

New Zealand's foreign minister said a government plane would depart for New Caledonia to pick up tourists stranded for a week in the crisis-hit French territory.

Why did France ban TikTok in Pacific New Caledonia?

French reinforcements reach New Caledonia after riots

The French Pacific territory of New Caledonia is "calmer", local authorities have said, after reinforcements arrived to quell days of riots over voting reform that have left five dead and hundreds injured.

France sends troops, bans TikTok over New Caledonia riots

France has deployed troops to New Caledonia's ports and international airport, banned TikTok and has imposed a state of emergency after three nights of clashes that have left four dead and hundreds wounded.

Why are there riots in New Caledonia?

Deadly violence has erupted in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory in the South Pacific, after politicians in Paris approved a constitutional amendment to allow recent arrivals to the territory to vote in provincial elections.

State of emergency declared in New Caledonia over riots

France has declared a state of emergency in its overseas territory of New Caledonia after a second night of rioting in which two people were killed and hundreds injured, as anger over constitutional reforms from Paris boiled over.

New Caledonia rejects independence from France

Islanders on the Pacific territory of New Caledonia have voted overwhelmingly to remain part of France in a third referendum that was boycotted by pro-independence groups, raising fears of new tensions.

Quake off Pacific island triggers tsunami but no damage

A shallow and powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off New Caledonia, prompting a tsunami alert and evacuations on the Pacific island, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries.

New Caledonia votes against independence from France

The South Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia has voted against independence from France in a long-awaited referendum that capped a 30-year long decolonisation process.