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Countries on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ list
The Travel Magazine
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July 26, 2025
27 For a smoother travel experience, there are three things you must have top of your mind: is your passport valid and in date? is your travel insurance still valid and covers the places you intend to visit and the activities you plan to partake...
These are all the countries currently on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ list
The Independent
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July 25, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Inside the world of private investigators: Catching poachers and solving crimes
The New Zealand Herald
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July 26, 2025
Such was the value of the stolen oysters that spending thousands to contract Sabin’s Private Investigations Northland was worth it. Sabin - formerly known as the meth lab-busting detective who served as MP for Northland 2011 to 2015 - has spent...
The Canadian Government Just Slapped This Unknown Island Paradise With A Travel Advisory
The Travel
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July 22, 2025
Canada has issued several travel advisories, with over 20 countries now on its "Do Not Travel" list, including the world's hottest country, despite its major efforts to boost international tourism. Some alerts have also been reduced. For context,...
All the countries on the UK’s ‘do not travel’ list for summer 2025
Time Out
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Travelling abroad this summer? As well as all the essentials you definitely need (in-date passport, sun cream, ear plugs if you’re travelling with a snorer), it’s also advised you check the ‘do not travel’ lists, just in case a warning has been...
New Caledonian swimmer determined despite injured foot
Samoa Observer
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Even with an injured left foot, Adeline Williams, of New Caledonia is still determined to do her best and make her country proud. Adeline settled for bronze in the 200 meters backstroke, swimming with a fractured foot on Tuesday night, but is up...
France’s Agreement on the State of New Caledonia: Strategic Accommodation or Deferred Independence?
SpecialEurasia
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July 13, 2025
Executive Summary France and New Caledonia’s leaders reached a landmark agreement in July 2025 to create a “State of New Caledonia” within France, changing the territory’s political standing. After a decade of political stalemate and violent...
New Caledonia tourism recovery is slow but steady after civil unrest
Pacific Media Network
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New Caledonia’s tourism industry is gradually recovering more than a year after civil unrest disrupted travel and caused major economic damage. The unrest unfolded in May 2024 when pro-independence supporters rejected France’s decision to...
Notices Issued to Thousands of Guests as Disney Cancels Vacations En Masse
Inside the Magic
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July 18, 2025
Due to an unfortunate turn of events, Disney has had to scrap travel plans for thousands. Over 100 years after its creation, The Walt Disney Company runs like a well-oiled machine. While it’s faced more than its fair share of ups and downs during...
Paris summit discusses New Caledonia's future amid calls for self-rule
Pacific Media Network
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French President Emmanuel Macron has brought together leaders from New Caledonia for a meeting to talk about the territory's future. The recent Paris summit comes a year after serious riots shook the region. New Caledonia is a French...
A Terrorist Tidal Wave of Dirty Tricks Struck Oceania 40 Years Ago
CovertAction Magazine
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July 25, 2025
Four decades ago, in the middle of political turmoil fanned by the U.S., Palau President Haruo Remeliik (far right), leader of the world’s first nuclear-free nation, was assassinated. [Source: earthisland.org] From Tahiti to New Zealand to New...
New Caledonian Delegates To Learn About NZ Economy
Scoop
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Rt Hon Winston Peters Minister of Foreign Affairs A New Caledonian delegation will tour New Zealand next week to learn about aspects of our economic development, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “As New Caledonia seeks to recover economically...
Record 2.5 tonnes of cocaine seized off New Caledonia on Panama-flagged vessel bound for Australia
RNZ
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July 1, 2025
French customs officers board a ship as part of anti-drug traffic operation. Photo: Supplied / Douane France A record 2.5 tonnes of cocaine were seized last week off New Caledonia, the French High Commission in New Caledonia said on Thursday. The...
Tjibaou on New Caledonia talks in Paris: “We want to resolve this now”
Islands Business
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June 30, 2025
Koror, Palau-It’s been two weeks since the curtains fell on the third UN Ocean Conference. At this largest ever ocean summit, the Pacific voice echoed as a collective, calling for more global ocean accountability, and offering transformational...
Meet Thomas – SPTO’s New Marketing Intern from New Caledonia!
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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June 27, 2025
There’s a new face in the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) family—Thomas, our new Marketing Intern from New Caledonia! SPTO Chief Executive Officer Christopher Cocker welcomed the French-speaking intern to the SPTO team and highlighted that...
Govt changes travel advice level for holiday destination on Australia’s doorstep
KARRYON
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June 30, 2025
Previously, the government advised Aussie travellers to “Reconsider your need to travel” – or level three – for certain parts of the country, but that has now been downgraded. “We’ve reviewed our advice and now advise exercise a high degree of...
13 Gorgeous South Pacific Island Destinations for Every Type of Traveler—and the Cruises That Sail There
AFAR
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June 30, 2025
Few places conjure up images of exotic, far-flung getaways quite like the South Pacific’s island destinations, such as Bora Bora and Pago Pago, and their sweeping volcanic mountains, white beaches, and clear turquoise waters. But these...
NCL's summer 2027 features expanded Caribbean choices
Seatrade Cruise News
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July 24, 2025
Norwegian Cruise Line's newly announced April through October 2027 program offers more opportunities to visit the soon-to-be expanded Great Stirrup Cay in The Bahamas along with Harvest Caye in Belize. Eight ships will offer Caribbean itineraries...
Norwegian Cruise Line unveils its Northern Hemisphere spring/summer 2027 deployment
Travel Weekly
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July 25, 2025
Norwegian Cruise Line has unveiled its Northern Hemisphere spring/summer 2027 deployment, featuring nearly 500 individual voyages across 20 ships, departing from nearly 30 of the world’s top homeports. Departure homeports include Rome...
Chess Grandmaster Samy Shoker visits Guyana
I News Guyana
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July 24, 2025
Grandmaster Samy Shoker is on a three-day visit to Guyana as part of a promotional tour from July 23 to July 25, 2025. He will be hosted by the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) and will be putting his skills to the test in a Simultaneous Chess...