Authorities in New Caledonia have announced the resumption of shark culling and imposed a temporary swimming ban after a fatal attack on Sunday.

The Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) in New Caledonia criticized plans to postpone the island’s regional elections, urging Paris to hold the vote next month using the current electoral roll. FLNKS members expressed disappointment over the French Senate’s approval of a bill delaying the vote until next year, warning that repeated delays and voter list changes had previously sparked unrest, including the May 13, 2024 uprising that left 15 people dead.

The Baku Initiative Group (BIG) has criticized France for maintaining colonial policies in New Caledonia under the Bougival Accord.

Thousands have fled the French island territory of New Caledonia since the riots that took place in May last year in the capital Noumea.

An international conference on "Colonialism: Erasure of Religious and National Identity" commenced in Baku on March 29, organized by the Baku Initiative Group.

Russian Presidential Aide Nikolay Patrushev has condemned France’s treatment of its overseas territories as colonies.

The Macron regime is essentially turning France into a failed state, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev during his interview with Dmitry Kiselev, Director General of the “Rossiya Segodnya” International News Agency.

“French Polynesia and New Caledonia have been recognized as non-self-governing territories by the United Nations since 1946-1947. However, their decolonization process is still delayed,” Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Wednesday.