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French President Emmanuel Macron visits the central police station in Noumea, France’s Pacific territory of New Caledonia on May 23, 2024. Photo: Via Reuters President Emmanuel Macron pushed on May 23 for a lifting of protesters’ barricades in riot-hit New Caledonia and pledged that reinforced police forces battling deadly unrest on the French Pacific archipelago…
Noumea: President Emmanuel Macron landed in France’s Pacific territory of New Caledonia on Thursday, vowing to restore calm “as quickly as possible” after separatist unrest that has left six people dead and hundreds injured. Macron arrived in the capital Noumea to meet political and business leaders on a high-stakes mission to end more than a…
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A protester waves the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) flag during a demonstration in support of Kanak people at Place de la Republique in Paris on May 16, 2024. France announced on May 16, 2024 that it would send additional security forces to New Caledonia after imposing a state of emergency, following three…
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Sydney: Armed forces were protecting New Caledonia’s two airports and port after a third night of violent riots that have killed four people, the Pacific Island’s top French official said on Thursday morning, adding at least four alleged instigators were under house arrest. In three municipalities on the French-ruled island, gendarmes faced about 5,000 rioters,…
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