New Caledonia

President Emmanuel Macron condemns violence sparked by his push for voting reform in strategic south Pacific territory.

French lawmakers' bid to expand voting rights for French residents on the Pacific archipelago sparks the worst unrest in decades.

Two days of rioting rock the Pacific territory after France's adoption of controversial electoral reforms.

The riots come in response to the French parliament giving French residents there more voting rights.

French authorities declared a state of emergency in New Caledonia after four people were killed in riots against a change in voting rules in the French ...

France on Wednesday said it was imposing a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia for at least 12 days, boosting police ...

The French government has said it will deploy troops to secure ports and the main airport in the Pacific territory of New Caledonia as unrest continues.

France has declared a state of emergency in its Pacific island territory of New Caledonia and deployed police and military reinforcements in an attempt to ...

At one level, the crisis is political, reflecting contention over a constitutional vote taken in Paris that will expand citizens' voting rights. The change adds ...

France's government declared a state of emergency in New Caledonia on Wednesday as it struggled to quell deadly riots in the semiautonomous French Pacific ...

State of emergency in place because of deadly unrest over bill that will let French people vote in provincial elections after 10 years of residence.

Armed forces were protecting New Caledonia's two airports and port after a third night of violent riots that have killed four people, the Pacific Island's ...

France deployed troops to New Caledonia's ports and international airport, banned TikTok and imposed a state of emergency.

Five people are dead, including two police officers. A state of emergency has been declared and the French military is being deployed to restore order and ...

State of emergency has been declared in the Pacific Ocean archipelago after four people were killed in the worsening violence.

France on Thursday announced it would send additional security forces to New Caledonia after imposing a state of emergency following three nights of clashes ...

France imposed a state of emergency for the first time since 1985 as protests against voting reforms morphed into violence.

Violent protests against new voting rules imposed by France, along with looting and arson attacks, have rocked the French Pacific Islands territory of New ...

Violent protests have erupted in France's South Pacific archipelago as decades-old tensions come to a head.

Some 1000 security personnel have arrived from France to address the worst unrest in the territory since the 1980s.

Days of unrest in the French Pacific territory – sparked by a plan to change voting rules – have left five dead.

Australia and the broader membership of the Pacific Islands Forum must act, or expect worse trouble, says Nic Maclellan.

Hundreds of military and armed police reinforcements deployed Friday to the riot-scarred streets of France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia, ...