President Emmanuel Macron arrived 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. French
The Australian and New Zealand governments announced Tuesday they were sending planes to evacuate their nationals from violence-scorched New Caledonia. A burnt vehicle is seen on a road leading to the capital in Noumea, France’s Pacific territory of New Caledonia,
French forces launched a “major operation” on Sunday to regain control of a road linking New Caledonia’s capital Noumea to the main international airport, after a sixth night of violent unrest. Gendarmerie armoured vehicles are seen near a police station
Hundreds of military and armed police reinforcements deployed Friday to the riot-scarred streets of France’s Pacific territory of New Caledonia, seeking to quell clashes that have left five people dead and hundreds injured. Smoke from fires set by rioters rises