Tue, 21-Oct-2025

New Caledonia to hold tense final vote on independence from France

New Caledonia

NOUMEA – The Pacific territory of New Caledonia goes to the polls on Sunday for a third and final referendum on independence from France with campaigning marked by angry demands to call off the vote because of the Covid pandemic. The territory, 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) east of Australia, was granted three independence referendums under … Read more