https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed An accord between France and New Caledonia, creating a state within a state and hailed by President Emmanuel Macron as "historic", hit immediate fierce criticism in the Pacific territory on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250713/french-deal-on-new-caledonia-state-hits-early-criticism Sun, 13 Jul 2025 16:01:37 +0200 french-deal-on-new-caledonia-state-hits-early-criticism France on Saturday announced a "historic" accord with New Caledonia in which the overseas territory, rocked by deadly separatist violence last year, would remain French but be declared a new state. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250712/new-caledonia-politicians-agree-on-statehood-while-remaining-french Sat, 12 Jul 2025 16:43:49 +0200 new-caledonia-politicians-agree-on-statehood-while-remaining-french President Emmanuel Macron has invited New Caledonia leaders to talks next week on the future of the French overseas territory, a year after deadly separatist violence in the Pacific archipelago. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250625/frances-macron-calls-talks-on-new-caledonia-future Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:08:46 +0200 frances-macron-calls-talks-on-new-caledonia-future French President Emmanuel Macron plans to convene talks in June in a bid to break the deadlock over the future of France’s Pacific territory of New Caledonia, where deadly separatist violence broke out last year, his office has said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250528/france-to-hold-new-talks-on-new-caledonia-future Wed, 28 May 2025 10:41:57 +0200 france-to-hold-new-talks-on-new-caledonia-future French authorities on Thursday grappled with a new spike in violence in the country's overseas territories with security forces killing two men in New Caledonia and officials ordering a curfew after rioting in Martinique. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240919/two-killed-during-police-operation-in-new-caledonia Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:49:49 +0200 two-killed-during-police-operation-in-new-caledonia An alliance of parties seeking independence for New Caledonia has nominated as chief a prominent opposition leader currently jailed in France over a wave of deadly rioting in the French Pacific territory. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240901/new-caledonia-separatists-name-jailed-party-leader-as-chief Sun, 01 Sep 2024 12:35:08 +0200 new-caledonia-separatists-name-jailed-party-leader-as-chief French police shot and killed an alleged gunman during clashes in New Caledonia on Thursday, local prosecutors said, upping to 11 the toll during three months of unrest in the French Pacific territory. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240815/man-shot-dead-by-police-in-frances-new-caledonia Thu, 15 Aug 2024 11:43:05 +0200 man-shot-dead-by-police-in-frances-new-caledonia A police station and a town hall were among several buildings set on fire in New Caledonia overnight, as the French Pacific territory was hit by a fresh surge of unrest. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240624/buildings-torched-in-fresh-unrest-in-new-caledonia Mon, 24 Jun 2024 10:33:28 +0200 buildings-torched-in-fresh-unrest-in-new-caledonia Seven independence activists linked to a group accused of orchestrating deadly riots last month in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia have been sent to mainland France for pre-trial detention, a local prosecutor said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240623/new-caledonia-independence-activists-sent-to-france-for-detention Sun, 23 Jun 2024 10:28:57 +0200 new-caledonia-independence-activists-sent-to-france-for-detention A pro-independence leader in the French Pacific territory New Caledonia will be held in France after being charged Saturday over deadly riots last month, his lawyer said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240622/new-caledonia-independence-activist-to-be-held-in-france Sat, 22 Jun 2024 20:31:02 +0200 new-caledonia-independence-activist-to-be-held-in-france New Caledonia's main international airport will reopen from Monday after being shut last month during a spate of deadly unrest, the high commission in the French Pacific territory said, adding a curfew would also be reduced. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240616/new-caledonia-airport-to-reopen-monday-curfew-reduced-authorities Sun, 16 Jun 2024 10:44:49 +0200 new-caledonia-airport-to-reopen-monday-curfew-reduced-authorities The international airport in New Caledonia's capital Noumea will remain closed to commercial flights until June 2, the local Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which manages the facility, said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240525/first-french-tourists-evacuated-from-new-caledonia Sat, 25 May 2024 10:32:34 +0200 first-french-tourists-evacuated-from-new-caledonia French President Emmanuel Macron will visit riot-hit New Caledonia officials have said, as tourists are evacuated from the Pacific territory that has suffered more than a week of unrest. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240521/frances-macron-visit-riot-scarred-new-caledonia Tue, 21 May 2024 10:05:13 +0200 frances-macron-visit-riot-scarred-new-caledonia Separatists in riot-hit New Caledonia refused Monday to abandon road blocks that have paralysed the Pacific archipelago for a week in defiance of a major security operation by French forces. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240520/new-caledonia-separatists-defy-french-efforts-to-unblock-roads Mon, 20 May 2024 13:39:38 +0200 new-caledonia-separatists-defy-french-efforts-to-unblock-roads French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that "a period of transition" would begin for New Caledonia after voters overwhelmingly rejected independence. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211212/macron-hails-new-caledonia-rejecting-independence Sun, 12 Dec 2021 16:04:08 +0100 macron-hails-new-caledonia-rejecting-independence Islanders on the Pacific territory of New Caledonia voted overwhelmingly against independence from France in a third referendum on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211212/new-caledonia-votes-overwhelmingly-to-remain-french-partial-results Sun, 12 Dec 2021 13:24:48 +0100 new-caledonia-votes-overwhelmingly-to-remain-french-partial-results The Pacific territory of New Caledonia goes to the polls at the weekend for a third and final referendum on independence from France with campaigning marked by angry demands to call off the vote because of the Covid pandemic. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211211/new-caledonia-to-hold-tense-final-vote-on-independence-from-france-this-sunday Sat, 11 Dec 2021 12:04:54 +0100 new-caledonia-to-hold-tense-final-vote-on-independence-from-france-this-sunday A lawmaker pressing for New Caledonia to remain a French overseas territory participated for the first time Friday in a meeting of the United Nations Decolonization Committee. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140628/french-loyalist-joins-un-new-caledonia-talks Sat, 28 Jun 2014 14:44:00 +0200 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