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

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

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

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

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 ...

Opposing groups from the French overseas territory of New Caledonia reached an agreement that aims to set out its future ...

The group to benefit from such measures includes almost twenty members of New Caledonia's parties, both pro-France and pro-independence, who took part in deal-breaking negotiations with the French ...

Emmanuel Macron welcomed the agreement, calling it the start of a peaceful future between New Caledonia and France.

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

France yesterday announced a “historic” accord with New Caledonia in which the overseas territory, rocked by deadly ...

The agreement follows deadly riots in 2024, triggered by France’s proposal to revise New Caledonia’s electoral roll.