New Caledonia is located in the Southwest Pacific, some 1,300 kilometers off the coast of Australia. The territory comprises the main island of New Caledonia and several smaller islands.

The evacuations came as France announced President Emmanuel Macron would fly to Caledonia on Tuesday night to "set up a mission" a week after declaring a state of emergency in the islands after ...

The ANZAC Day Dawn service ceremony in New Caledonia was attended by a larger-than-usual number of representatives from the region.

New Caledonia, the French islands in the Pacific, voted to remain part of France on Sunday 30 years after a period of unrest. The territory, which has a population of 269,000, has seen deep ...