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Valls extends visit to New Caledonia as independence deal remains elusive
Modern Ghana
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Manuel Valls has extended his stay in New Caledonia as he seeks to rally support for the Bougival agreement amid political divisions and a struggling health system. France's Overseas Minister, Manuel Valls, will extend his stay in New Caledonia...
FLNKS snubs New Caledonia's constitutional reform talks in Nouméa
RNZ
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August 21, 2025
FLNKS members with 'No to Bougival' banners in Nouméa. Photo: FLNKS Indépendantistes et Nationalistes A newly established "draft committee" held its inaugural meeting in Nouméa on Thursday, aiming to translate the Bougival agreement, signed by New...
Valls presses case for independence deal in tense New Caledonia talks
Modern Ghana
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The visit to New Caledonia of the French Overseas Miniser Manuel Valls has thrown the spotlight back on the Bougival accord, a deal seen by many as the best hope for political stability after last year's deadly unrest. Valls began a high-stakes...
French Overseas Minister in New Caledonia in bid to ‘save’ Bougival deal
Asia Pacific Report
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August 20, 2025
French Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls is once again in New Caledonia for a four-day visit aimed at maintaining dialogue, despite a strong rejection from a significant part of the pro-independence camp. He touched down at the Nouméa-La Tontouta...
French Overseas Minister in New Caledonia to save Bougival deal
RNZ
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August 19, 2025
Manuel Valls takes part in the welcoming ceremony. Photo: Delphine Mayeur / Hans Lucas / AFP French Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls is once again in New Caledonia for a four-day visit aimed at maintaining dialogue, despite strong rejection from...
Medical support for MRF-D MAGTF from Australia to the First Island Chain
Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
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August 17, 2025
When Marines and Sailors deploy to the Indo-Pacific as part of the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF), the mission isn’t just about combat readiness, deterrence, and multinational training. Sustaining...
Afternoon Update: states agree to close childcare ‘loophole’; Israeli minister calls protesters ‘useful idiots’; and New Caledonia’s vanishing heart
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
Good afternoon. All states and territories have agreed to introduce reforms by the end of the year to close a “loophole” that has allowed potential child abusers to work across jurisdictions, the federal attorney general has announced. After a...
Smartraveller issues warning for Aussies travelling to New Caledonia amid civil unrest
Seven News
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August 14, 2025
Aussie travellers have been put on high alert when visiting New Caledonia. The “risk of civil disorder and violence” was released by Smartraveller on Wednesday, more than a year after a wave of violent unrest swept across the French overseas...
New Caledonia’s FLNKS to reject France’s Bougival project
RNZ
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August 10, 2025
The French-fostered Bougival project was signed on 12 July. Photo: AFP / Ludovic / Marin New Caledonia's pro-independence front, the FLNKS, is set to reject the French-fostered Bougival project, signed on 12 July, prompting its Minister for...
A medical marvel: supporting the MRF-D MAGTF from Australia to the First Island Chain
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 16, 2025
DARWIN, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA 08.16.2025 When Marines and Sailors deploy to the Indo-Pacific as part of the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF), the mission isn’t just about combat readiness,...
New Caledonia has more guns than almost anywhere else on Earth
The Pacific Island Times
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August 4, 2025
(The Interpreter/Lowy Institiute)-- New Caledonia has four times more guns per capita than any of the island nations of the Pacific. Globally, the French territory also ranks third in the world for civilian gun ownership after Yemen and the United...
New Caledonia has more guns than almost anywhere else on Earth. What does that mean for self-governance dreams?
The Interpreter
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July 28, 2025
New Caledonia has four times more guns per capita than any of the island nations of the Pacific. Globally, the French territory also ranks third in the world for civilian gun ownership after Yemen and the United States. This is an anomaly in one...
Japan’s Ties to Pacific Island Nations Have New Significance 80 Years after World War II, as U.S.-China Rivalry in Region Grows
The Japan News
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August 22, 2025
The Yomiuri Shimbun Then Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, front center, welcomes Pacific leaders in Tokyo at the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) in 2024. By Yuko Mukai 8:00 JST, August 23, 2025 Eighty years ago, Japan lost its...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – August 15 – August 21, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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August 22, 2025
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OPINION: Deep-sea mining ‘would be catastrophic’
Australian Geographic
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August 21, 2025
Home Topics Opinion & Analysis OPINION: Deep-sea mining ‘would be catastrophic’ By Professor Jessica Meeuwig and Professor Callum Roberts • 21 August 2025 Billions of polymetallic nodules – mineral-rich rock concretions – lie strewn across the...
Warning as listeria outbreak kills two and makes 21 seriously ill prompting cheese recall
Leicestershire Live
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August 19, 2025
Health authorities have withdrawn potentially deadly soft cheese following two fatalities in France were linked to a listeria outbreak which it is feared could have spread to Britain. A further 21 individuals also fell seriously unwell after...
Two dead and dozens ill in listeria outbreak linked to cheese sold worldwide
The Mirror
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August 19, 2025
Health officials have recalled potentially fatal soft cheese after two people died following a listeria outbreak. A further 21 people also became seriously ill in France, where the two victims also passed away, from eating bacteria-contaminated...
Two deaths linked to listeria outbreak from cheese sold worldwide
Manchester Evening News
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August 19, 2025
Two people have died and dozens more have been made seriously ill Steven White and Josh Pennington Content editor 20:29, 19 Aug 2025 Health officials have withdrawn potentially lethal soft cheese following two deaths linked to a listeria outbreak....
Deadly listeria outbreak linked to cheese as 32 countries affected
Birmingham Live
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August 19, 2025
A soft cheese which could be fatal when eaten has been recalled by health officials over concerns of a listeria outbreak. Two people have died in France, while a further 21 in the country have become seriously ill. It is understood they ate...
Two dead and dozens ill in listeria outbreak linked to cheese
Liverpool Echo
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August 19, 2025
Shoppers are being urged not to eat any potentially contaminated soft cheese amid fears the infection may reach the UK Steven White and Cheryl Mullin 19:36, 19 Aug 2025Updated 19:38, 19 Aug 2025 Health authorities have withdrawn potentially lethal...