PARIS (AP) — France announced a sweeping, hard-fought agreement Saturday aimed at granting more autonomy to the restive South Pacific territory of New Caledonia, but stopping short of the independence ...

France’s overseas minister Naïma Moutchou faces a tough debut in New Caledonia, where economic hardship and political ...

A coalition government in New Caledonia, a French territory in the Pacific, collapsed on Tuesday after pro-independence politicians resigned, citing persistent economic issues and unrest over the sale ...

A group of Pacific nations created to respond to humanitarian catastrophes will have an expanded remit, including "stabilisation" missions.

SYDNEY, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The South Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia will on Sunday go to the polls to decide whether to become independent, with a vote in favour set to deprive France of its most ...