The Latest Breaking News from New Caledonia

Hundreds of heavily armed marines and police patrol the French territory’s capital Noumea after a night of violence.

Violent clashes in New Caledonia escalate, resulting in six deaths and a state of emergency.

France accuses Azerbaijan of meddling in New Caledonia's referendum, sparking tensions between the nations.

France says it has "no doubt" that Azerbaijan is stirring tensions in New Caledonia despite the vast geographical and cultural distance between the oil-rich Caspian state and the French Pacific territory.

Azerbaijan previously condemned French colonialism in overseas territories. France backed Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh.

There’s been slight drop in reported violence across New Caledonia Friday, a day after France imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory as 1,000 promised reinforcements for security services were deployed to boost security forces’ powers to quell unrest in the archipelago that has long sought independence

French police deploy significant officers to New Caledonia to address escalating violence and restore order amid tensions between rival groups.

Lured by the promise of a Pacific paradise, hundreds of visitors to France's island territory of New Caledonia have found themselves trapped in a land teeming with troops trying to put down riots.

Hundreds of military and armed police reinforcements deployed Friday to the riot-scarred streets of France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia, seeking to quell clashes that have left five people dead and hundreds injured.