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Bloomberg
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Trump Says Deal Struck With Indonesia, Provides No Details
By Updated on Save US President Donald Trump said he reached a deal with Indonesia, without providing any specifics of what is included in the accord. 'Great deal, for everybody, just made with Indonesia. I dealt directly with with their highly respected President. DETAILS TO FOLLOW!!!' the US president posted Tuesday on social media.
ABC News
14-07-2025
- Politics
- ABC News
Pro-independence and French loyalists groups unhappy with the terms of the new accord
On the program today New Caledonians welcome progress being made with the historic agreement signed over the weekend, however Pro-independece and French loyalists are unhappy with the terms of the new accord. The Governor of Port Moresby wants to nationalise public buses after they were used to transport violent mobs around the city. Two scholars with differing opinions shared their forgein policy views at a recent sympnosium in Sydney. Royals and Pacific leaders attend one of the region's biggest security gatherings in Suva. Celebrity chef Robert Oliver's 2024 cook book Eat Pacific is named Best South Pacific Book in the World at the prestigious Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.
Arab News
13-07-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
French deal on New Caledonia ‘state' hits early criticism
NOUMEA: An accord between France and New Caledonia, creating a state within a state and hailed by President Emmanuel Macron as 'historic,' hit immediate fierce criticism in the Pacific territory on Sunday. Following deadly protests that rocked New Caledonia last year, Macron called for talks to break a deadlock between forces loyal to France and those seeking independence. After 10 days of negotiations near Paris, French officials and a delegation of 18 New Caledonian pro-independence and anti-independence representatives reached agreement on Saturday to create a 'State of New Caledonia' within the French Republic. The text, which still requires French parliamentary approval and to pass a referendum in the territory, provides for the creation of a Caledonian nationality and the sharing of powers. But it won few supporters in the archipelago. The signatories of the draft agreement admitted during a meeting with Macron on Saturday evening that they were struggling to win over opponents of the deal that will be submitted to a referendum in February 2026. Joel Kasarerhou, president of civil society group Construire Autrement, called the agreement 'stillborn,' describing it as a 'poor' replica of previous agreements and 'lacking ambition and vision.' Kasarerhou said the youth at the heart of the May 2024 uprising had been 'forgotten or barely mentioned.' He feared another 'May 13' — the date the 2024 riots began. Home to around 270,000 people and located nearly 17,000 kilometers from Paris, New Caledonia is one of several overseas territories that remain an integral part of France. It has been ruled from Paris since the 1800s, but many indigenous Kanaks resent France's power over the islands and want more autonomy or independence.
Russia Today
13-07-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
France pledges more autonomy to overseas territory after unrest
France has agreed to grant greater autonomy to its Pacific territory of New Caledonia, stopping short of full independence sought by part of the indigenous Kanak population. The accord follows unrest in the territory last year, when protests over proposed changes to the voting system escalated into violent clashes that left 14 people dead and caused an estimated €2 billion ($2.3 billion) in damage. Under the agreement signed Saturday at the Elysee Palace in Paris, New Caledonia will become the 'State of New Caledonia,' with its status enshrined in the French constitution. The deal introduces a new nationality status that residents can hold alongside French citizenship and leaves open the possibility of international recognition for the new entity. The agreement also includes a financial recovery plan focused on revitalizing the local economy, including a renewal of New Caledonia's nickel processing industry, according to excerpts reviewed by the Associated Press. The French parliament is expected to approve the deal in the fourth quarter of 2025, with a referendum in the territory scheduled for 2026. 'A State of New Caledonia within the Republic: it's a bet on trust,' French President Emmanuel Macron wrote on X, expressing hope for unity and stability. 'The accord will help us get out of the spiral of violence,' said Kanak lawmaker Emmanuel Tjibaou during the signing ceremony. Home to around 270,000 people, New Caledonia was colonized by France in the 19th century and has seen a long-running independence movement since the 1980s. Three referendums held between 2018 and 2021 all rejected independence, although the final vote was boycotted by pro-independence groups due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Kanak population. Tensions peaked in May 2024, when Paris proposed granting voting rights to thousands of long-term, non-indigenous residents. Kanak leaders argued the move would cement their status as a permanent minority and extinguish hopes of future sovereignty. Under the new agreement, voting rights will be restricted to those who have lived in the territory for at least ten years.
Al Arabiya
12-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
France says the South Pacific territory of New Caledonia will have more freedoms
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 sought by many Indigenous Kanaks. The agreement—hailed by President Emmanuel Macron as 'historic'—still needs final approval in New Caledonia, a nickel-rich archipelago east of Australia and 10 time zones away from Paris. The accord may face a vote by New Caledonians in February. The accord proposes the creation of a 'state of Caledonia' within the French republic and inscribed in the French constitution, and the creation of a 'Caledonian nationality' alongside French nationality, according to excerpts viewed by The Associated Press. It was reached after 10 days of negotiations—including a final overnight marathon—with representatives of the central government and those on both sides of the independence question. The talks stemmed from deadly rioting last year prompted by proposed changes to electoral rules that pro-independence groups said would marginalize Indigenous voters. 'The accord will help us get out of the spiral of violence,' said Emmanuel Tjibaou, a Kanak lawmaker who took part in the talks, as he and other sleepless negotiators announced the accord in a gilded hall Saturday evening in the Elysee presidential palace in Paris. He described a difficult path ahead but one that would allow Kanaks and other Caledonians to move forward together 'as us' instead of divided. Those seeking to keep New Caledonia firmly in the French fold hailed the accord. Lawmaker Nicolas Metzdorf called it a compromise born of demanding dialogue and described the Caledonian nationality as a 'real concession.' A special congress will be held to finalize next steps, which could include more sovereignty for New Caledonia over issues of international affairs, security, and justice, according to excerpts published by New Caledonia's public broadcaster. The accord could also eventually allow New Caledonians to change the territory's name, flag, and hymn. Participants stressed the importance of rehabilitating and diversifying New Caledonia's indebted economy, which depends heavily on nickel mining, and making it less reliant on the French mainland. France colonized the Pacific archipelago in the 1850s, and it became an overseas territory after World War II, with French citizenship granted to all Kanaks in 1957.
