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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks as sits next to France's Minister for Interior and Overseas Gerald Darmanin, left, during a meeting with New Caledonia's elected officials at the French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc's residence in Noumea,New Caledonia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked by deadly unrest and where indigenous people have long sought independence from France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP)