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 ...

In the early hours of Thursday, November 20, 2025, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck the South Pacific Ocean, approximately 397 kilometers east of Mare Island in the Loyalty Islands of New Caledonia.

Given the long list of items on the Obama administration’s foreign-policy agenda—American neglect of the South Pacific is understandable. There are no vital U.S. interests at stake in the region, and ...

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 ...