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New Caledonia: French police to remain in riot-hit territory, says Macron

ReutersPresident Emmanuel Macron has described rioting in the French-Pacific territory of New Caledonia as an "unprecedented insurrection movement" that no-one saw coming.During a tour...

Macron says French troops will stay in New Caledonia ‘as long as necessary’

France’s president is visiting the Pacific territory where electoral reform plans have fuelled the worst unrest in more than 30 years.French President Emmanuel Macron...

Macron vows to keep police on the streets as he lands in New Caledonia

Emmanuel Macron has vowed to keep thousands of extra police officers on...

‘Sheer terror’: three Australians in intensive care after Singapore Airlines flight hit turbulence

Three Australians remain in intensive care in a Bangkok hospital after their Singapore Airlines flight violently dropped when flying through severe turbulence earlier this...

Taiwan condemns China drills as ‘irrational provocations’

Taiwan's defence ministry has condemned China's military exercises around the self-ruled island as "irrational provocations".The drills come just three days after the inauguration of...

Ukraine war briefing: France flies nuclear-capable missile as Russia holds drills

France has carried out its first test firing of an updated nuclear-capable missile, the ASMPA-R, designed to be launched by a Rafale fighter...

Debbie looks like an ordinary mum but is facing the firing squad in Taiwan after a shock alleged discovery was made in her suitcase

An Australian mother-of-five could face the death penalty in Taiwan after 7kg of cocaine and heroin were allegedly discovered in her suitcase. Debbie Voulgaris, 57, was arrested...

Baltic Sea countries remain vigilant after Moscow mulls border changes

Baltic leaders reacted warily on Wednesday to reports that Russia could revise the borders of its...

William Ruto in US: Why Joe Biden is rolling out the red carpet for Kenya’s leader

2 hours agoBarbara Plett Usher,BBC News Africa correspondent, Nairobi EPAKenyan President William Ruto is the first African leader in more than 15 years to...

What is it like to fly a plane during turbulence?

For passengers on board the SQ321 flight from London to Singapore, it was a terrifying experience when the plane was hit by severe turbulence.A...

Nikki Haley says she will vote for Trump – because Biden is a ‘catastrophe’

Ms Haley continued: “Having said that, I stand by what I said...

Macron says troops will remain for as long as necessary as he arrives in New Caledonia

French security forces will remain in New Caledonia as long as necessary, Emmanuel Macron has said, after France’s president arrived in the Pacific territory...

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