There were violent protests against French rule in the semiautonomous Pacific territory last year. The agreement would create ...

Agreement allows the archipelago that endured unrest last year to be its own state but remain within French fold.

France and New Caledonia on Saturday announced a "historic" accord in which the overseas territory would remain French, but ...

French President Emmanuel Macron hailed the agreement as 'historic'. But it stops short of full independence sought by ...

France announced a sweeping, hard-fought agreement Saturday aimed at granting more autonomy to the restive South Pacific ...

Pro-and-anti-independence parties committed to a deal regarding the future political status of the French Pacific territory ...

Macron brokers New Caledonia deal, creating "State of New Caledonia" within France, sparking criticism and unrest.

New Caledonia was hit by mass riots in May 2024, triggered by France's plans to give thousands of non-indigenous long-term residents voting rights. View on euronews ...

Agreement allows for Caledonian nationality, dual citizenship, and revised local governance ahead of 2026 referendum - ...

NICE, France (AP) — After four months of deadly unrest in New Caledonia, tensions in the French Pacific territory between the pro-independence Indigenous Kanak people and the white settler ...

PARIS (AP) — France imposed an emergency Wednesday in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia for at least 12 days, boosting security forces’ powers to quell deadly unrest in the ...