The main pro-independence coalition in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia has rejected a Paris-brokered deal to establish the Pacific archipelago as a new state. France last month ...

Final results show 56.7 percent voted to stay French in Sunday's closely watched referendum on the archipelago, which sits on a quarter of the world's known supplies of nickel, a vital electronics ...

New Caledonia’s pro-and-anti-independence parties have committed to a so-called “historic” deal regarding the future political status of the French Pacific territory, which is now set to become a ...

Various parties signed a historic agreement that recognizes the state of New Caledonia within France. New Caledonia is a South Pacific territory that was colonized by France in 1853 and has been on ...

French President Emmanuel Macron last week called New Caledonia’s politicians back to negotiations in Paris on 16 January over the stalled Bougival accord. A de facto referendum on the document, ...

The French judiciary has allowed an independence leader from the overseas territory of New Caledonia to return home after his release from detention over 2024 deadly riots, a source close to the case ...

The unrest started with protests against voting reforms that French lawmakers are debating in Paris which would increase the ...

France's parliament on Thursday rejected a law to grant New Caledonia partial statehood, a reform the government hoped would bring stability to the overseas territory. Here's what to know. New ...

The unprecedented political crisis in France is increasingly being felt thousands of kilometers away in the South Pacific. On October 16, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two ...