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Sinn Fein is likely to become the first Irish nationalist party to win the most seats in an election to the regional assembly since the state's creation in 1921.

The Pacific French territories have shown their support for Emmanuel Macron at the polls. However, the territories' voter turnout has been lower than usual.

Any country trying to intervene in the Ukraine war will face a "lightning-fast" response, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned.

Russian forces has used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse a pro-Ukraine rally in the occupied city of Kherson, Ukraine's Prosecutor General says, as Moscow tightened its grip over the southern…

Bougainville's quest for independence from Papua New Guinea is inching closer with both governments endorsing a key document last Friday.

Crucial Bougainville separation meeting, Covid case in Niue, and airline drops mask mandates The Bougainville and Papua New Guinea governments hold a critical last meeting this weekend before the…

Several pro-independence parties in New Caledonia are urging supporters to boycott the second round of the French presidential elections this Sunday.

The question of New Caledonia regaining full sovereignty must be sorted by 2025, the territory's largest pro-independence party has said.

Emmanual Macron may have won convincingly Sunday's first round of the French presidential election in the Pacific territories, but the vote was marred by unprecedented levels of abstention.

The ethnic Wallisian party in New Caledonia's Congress, which holds the balance of power, has pulled out of its partnership with the pro-independence Caledonian Union.

In the first round of the French presidential election, France's Pacific territories have chosen the incumbent Emmanuel Macron and the National Rally's Marine Le Pen as the two top contenders.

French voters go to the polls on Sunday local time in the opening round of a presidential race that could become a cliffhanger.

A pro-independence party in New Caledonia, Palika, is urging people to vote for any left-wing candidate in Sunday's French presidential election.

The government has given a cash injection to the country's largest medicinal cannabis grower, saying it could become as successful as the wine industry.

As the French Pacific is gearing up for Sunday's first round of the French presidential election, incumbent Emmanuel Macron appears to be enjoying the most support among the 14 candidates.

New Caledonia's largest pro-independence party said it will not give up on the gains made in terms of decolonisation from France under the 1998 Noumea Accord.

The odds are slightly in favour of Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, extending his 12-year rule in today's election, helped by his government's firm control over state media.

Cannabis seedlings have been found growing in Parliament's rose gardens today, with a groundskeeper confirming the plants had been raked up and destroyed along with the rest of the green waste.

Analysis - Peter Wilson looks back at the week that was with China and Solomon Islands' draft security agreement, the controversial fair pay legislation, and David Seymour's "bottom line". Audio

The government has hit back at arguments against co-governance in the three waters reforms, saying ACT's attack is a smokescreen for its privatisation agenda. Video

National Party leader Christopher Luxon says he doesn't think New Zealand is ready for a referendum on co-governance but won't say whether he would rule one out altogether. Audio

The ACT Party and Te Paati Māori are at odds over who is stoking division when it comes to co-governance.