France, New Caledonia reach ‘historic’ statehood deal; citizens to remain French

France connected Saturday announced a “historic” accord with New Caledonia successful which the overseas territory, rocked by deadly separatist unit past year, would stay French but beryllium declared a caller state. President Emmanuel Macron had called for talks to interruption a deadlock betwixt forces loyal to France and those wanting independence, asking New Caledonian elected officials, arsenic good arsenic political, economical and civilian nine leaders, to stitchery adjacent Paris to hammer retired a law model for the...