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1. www.nytimes.com › 2024/05/17 › worldDeadly Clashes in New Caledonia Raise Fears of Civil War ...

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   May 17, 2024 · The New York Times. The most serious challenge to French rule came in the 1980s, when French troops were ordered in to quell a violent uprising. Dozens of people died in the ensuing clashes. To...

2. www.cnn.com › 2024/05/15 › asiaNew Caledonia: Why this French island in the Pacific is ... - CNN

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   May 15, 2024 · CNN — The French government has declared a state of emergency in its South Pacific island territory of New Caledonia after deadly violence erupted for a third day Wednesday, with armed clashes...

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   More than 120,000 take part in May Day protests across France, dozens

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   • As it became clear that the proposal would pass, protests in New Caledonia, especially those in Noumea, turned violent, according to Adrian Muckle, who teaches history at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.

   Deadly Clashes in a French Pacific Territory Raise Fears of Civil War

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4. www.france24.com › en › europeMore than 120,000 take part in May Day protests across France ...

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   May 1, 2024 · France. French police said they arrested 45 people in Paris and that 12 officers had been injured during traditional May Day protests on Wednesday, though the demonstrations were far more subdued...

5. www.lemonde.fr › en › franceNeo-fascists march through Paris despite government ...

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   May 12, 2024 · French Politics. Neo-fascists march through Paris despite government commitment to ban ultra-right demonstrations. Several hundred people took part in the event organized by the Comité du 9 Mai...

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7. www.reuters.com › world › europeRiot police, protesters clash in Paris during May Day protests

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   May 1, 2024 · May 1, 202410:36 AM PDTUpdated a month ago. PARIS, May 1 (Reuters) - French police said they arrested 45 people in Paris and that 12 officers had been injured during traditional May Day...

8. www.aljazeera.com › news › 2024/5/15Three killed in riots after France backs New Caledonia vote ...

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   May 15, 2024 · 15 May 2024. |. Updated : 15 May 2024. 12:36 PM (GMT) Save articles to read later and create your own reading list. At least three people have been killed in the worst unrest in New Caledonia in...

9. www.rfi.fr › en › franceFrance hails 'progress' on appeasing protest-hit New Caledonia

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   May 21, 2024 · An uneasy calm has returned to New Caledonia after the deployment of hundreds of French security forces to shut down violent protests on the Pacific island territory sparked by opposition to a ...