France's president says reinforcements will stay "as long as necessary", as he visits the Pacific territory.
President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday met with local officials in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago gripped by deadly unrest and where Indigenous people have long sought independence from France. Macron, who briefly spoke to reporters after his arrival at La []
President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday met with local officials in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago gripped by deadly unrest and where Indigenous people have long sought independence from France. Macron, who briefly spoke to reporters after his arrival at La []
President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where Indigenous people have long sought independence from France. Macron, who briefly spoke to reporters after his arrival at La Tontouta International Airport, about 30 miles from the New Caledonian capital of Noumea, said he viewed a return to calm as the top priority. He said that his wish,...
With some 3,200 tourists trapped in the French-run territory - British nationals are being supported by the UK government as it works on a coordinated response.
Macron held a defence council on the New Caledonia situation at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Monday
The first evacuation flights for tourists stranded in France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia took off Saturday after weeks of riots.
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron decided Monday to lift the state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia in a move meant to allow political dialogue following the unrest that left seven people dead and a trail of destruction, his office said. The president's office said in a statement the []
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to lift the state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia. Macron’s office said the move is meant to allow political dialogue following the unrest that left seven dead and a trail of destruction. The statement said the state of emergency won’t be
France to lift state of emergency in efforts to allow political dialogue in riot-hit New Caledonia
PARIS >> Police shot dead a man in riot-hit New Caledonia Friday evening, a day after President Emmanuel Macron visited to the French-ruled Pacific island to try to calm tensions, local media said, citing the local prosecutor’s office.
The first evacuation flights for French tourists stranded in New Caledonia due to riots in the Pacific territory took off Saturday, the high commission in the archipelago said.