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.
President Emmanuel Macron will ask his Cabinet to declare a state of emergency in New Caledonia, his office said. This follows deadly riots over voting reforms in the French territory unpopular with indigenous peoples.
French President Emmanuel Macron is considering imposing a state of emergency in New Caledonia, a French territory in the Pacific, in response to a surge in violence.
The French government has declared a 12-day state of emergency in New Caledonia. This follows deadly riots over voting reforms in the French territory unpopular with indigenous peoples.
Violence has raged across New Caledonia for the third consecutive day, hours after France imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory. Authorities boosted security forces’ powers to
France on Thursday announced it would send additional security forces to New Caledonia after imposing a state of emergency following three nights of clashes in its Pacific territory that have left five…
After France imposed a state of emergency in New Caledonia, violent incidents slightly declined following the deployment of promised reinforcements, authorities say.
PARIS -- Violence raged across New Caledonia for the third consecutive day Thursday, hours after France imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory, boosting security forces' powers to quell unrest in the archipelago that has long sought independence.
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