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Riots Escalate In New Caledonia With Hundreds Arrested

Recent surge in violence in New Caledonia leads to arrests, road blockades, and escalating unrest. Authorities work to restore peace amidst ongoing crisis.

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Hundreds of French police deployed amid New Caledonia riots

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

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Australia upgrades travel alert for New Caledonia

Australians are being warned to reconsider the need to travel to New Caledonia and those there are being told to exercise a high degree of caution due to riots.

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‘Intolerable’: State of emergency in New Caledonia as unrest spreads

France is sending 1,000 additional security personnel to join 1,700 on the ground in bid to tackle situation.

Al Jazeera

Why is New Caledonia on fire? According to local women, the deadly riots are about more than voting rights

New Caledonia’s capital city, Noumea, has endured widespread violent rioting over the past 48 hours. This crisis intensified rapidly, taking local authorities by surprise.

The Conversation

France imposes a state of emergency in New Caledonia as unrest continues

People in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia are protesting a reform that would give voting rights to an increasing number of non-Indigenous residents of the archipelago.

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State of emergency in New Caledonia: Violence hits archipelago’s struggling economy

France has declared a state of emergency in its overseas territory of New Caledonia. Violence over a planned constitutional reform is threatening its already struggling economy. Plus, Boeing may face the criminal prosecution it had avoided back in 2021, with the US Justice Department accusing the planemaker of violating the…

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France imposes state of emergency, bans TikTok in riot-hit New Caledonia

France deployed troops to New Caledonia's ports and international airport, banned TikTok and imposed a state of emergency Thursday after three nights of clashes that have left four dead and hundreds wounded.

France 24

Why is there unrest in New Caledonia? Everything you need to know

Deadly riots spiralled into wider crisis over over constitutional voting changes to increase number of French nationals eligible to vote in Pacific territory

The Guardian - AU

France declares state of emergency in New Caledonia after deadly riots

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in New Caledonia after four people – including a gendarme – were killed in riots that broke out over controversial changes to voting rules.

Radio France Internationale

PM urges caution for Australians in New Caledonia

The federal government is closely monitoring the situation in New Caledonia following riots in the region, Anthony Albanese says.

AAP

Three killed in riots after France backs New Caledonia vote changes

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

Al Jazeera

France to declare state of emergency in New Caledonia as unrest turns deadly

French President Emmanuel Macron's office on Wednesday said a state of emergency would be declared after at least three people were killed in New Caledonia amid violent protests that erupted over the passage of a constitutional reform that angered pro-independence forces.

France 24

Violent Unrest In New Caledonia Prompts Two-Day Curfew

French Pacific territory New Caledonia faces violent unrest over voting reforms, leading to curfew and gathering bans. Tensions between indigenous Kanaks a...

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Violent Unrest Erupts In New Caledonia, Curfew Imposed

Authorities in New Caledonia implement curfew and gathering ban amid violent unrest over voting reforms. Tensions between pro-independence Kanaks and Europ...

Radio France Internationale

Curfew imposed in New Caledonia after violent protests against constitutional reform

The local government in New Caledonia has called for calm after violence broke out during protests to changes to the constitution being debated in the French National Assembly, which are denounced by supporters of independence for the overseas territory in the Pacific.

International Business Times

New Caledonia Counts The Cost Of Overnight Riots

People in New Caledonia's main city Noumea assessed the damage Tuesday after a night of rioting in the French Pacific territory that saw vehicles and shops torched, and shots fired at security forces.

Al Jazeera

New Caledonia: Security forces deployed, curfew imposed amid Noumea unrest

Buildings and cars torched after protest against constitutional amendments descended into unrest

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The Guardian - AU

New Caledonia imposes curfew after day of violent protests against constitutional change

Car dealerships have been set on fire and supermarkets looted in Pacific French territory as protests against changes to voter eligibility spread

International Business Times

New Caledonia Announces Curfew After Riots Over Voting Reforms

New Caledonia announced a night-time curfew Tuesday and a ban on public gatherings after protests against proposed voting reforms in the French Pacific territory erupted into overnight riots, with vehicles torched and shops looted.

Radio France Internationale

Pro- and anti-independence demos in New Caledonia split French island group

Around 40,000 demonstrators, half of them loyal to France, the other half pro-independence protesters, took to the streets in Nouméa on Saturday. The protest took aim at a planned expansion of the electoral list ahead of provincial elections later this year in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory in the…

Radio France Internationale

New Caledonia elections to be delayed, ahead of crucial constitutional reforms

France's national assembly has voted on postponing provincial elections in New Caledonia that are a prerequisite for constitutional reforms that are supposed to review the electoral system in the French overseas territory.

Al Jazeera

New Zealand lobbied French on Solomon Islands-China pact, cables show

New Zealand officials hoped French Polynesia and New Caledonia would respond to security pact, documents show.

Radio France Internationale

French mission to New Caledonia unable to solve historic problems

France sent a high-level delegation to its overseas territory of New Caledonia this week with the aim of negotiating ongoing demands for autonomy, easing economic woes and revamping the penitentiary system. But the visit was met with violence as pro-independence protesters clashed with police.

Latin Times

Three Reasons Why 'The Manny' is One of the Most Watched Shows on Netflix Right Now

From Mexico to New Caledonia, The romcom starring Mexican stars Sandra Echeverría and Iván Amozurrutia is in Netflix's Top 10 in over 30 countries

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