A French appeals court ordered New Caledonia pro-independence leader Christian Tein freed from prison on Thursday, affirming ...

New Caledonia Indigenous Independence Leader Transferred to Mainland France for Pretrial Detention NICE, France (AP) — A pro-independence leader in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia ...

Christian Tein was flown to mainland France after being charged with New Caledonia riots that killed over a dozen people. He ...

Amid a spiralling political crisis in Paris, the turmoil in the French Pacific colony of New Caledonia, following months of rioting, has seen the four-party pro-independence Front de Libération ...

NICE, France — Members of a pro-independence movement in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia demanded on Monday the “release and immediate return” of the Indigenous Kanak leader ...

NICE, France — A pro-independence leader in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia was transferred to a jail in mainland France to await trial on charges relating to two weeks of unrest ...

Sign up for our Metro US email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! NICE, France (AP) — Members of a pro ...

New Caledonia became French in 1853 under Emperor Napoleon III, Napoleon’s nephew and heir. It became an overseas territory after World War II, with French citizenship granted to all Kanaks in 1957.

NICE, France (AP) — A pro-independence leader in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia was transferred to a prison facility in mainland France to await trial on charges relating to two ...