- Jun 28
New Caledonia votes in first provincial polls since 2019, turnout drops sharply as loyalists gain ground
New Caledonia's first provincial elections since 2019 saw a sharp drop in turnout on Sunday, with early indications pointing to stronger loyalist representation in Congress while the independence camp held steady. The calm vote is set to shape negotiations over the archipelago's institutional future, deadlocked since deadly riots in May 2024.
- Jun 28
Eleven dead in parachute plane crash near Nancy, pilot hailed for steering away from houses
A Pilatus PC-6 carrying five tandem parachutists, their instructors, and a pilot crashed shortly after takeoff in Tomblaine, Meurthe-et-Moselle, on Sunday 28 June, killing all 11 people aboard. Witnesses say the pilot deliberately directed the failing aircraft away from a line of cars and a residential area.
