Drone footage of New Caledonia’s capital, Nouméa, showed damaged buildings, plumes of smoke and roadblocks, as the island struggles with unrest triggered by a French bill that would give non-Indigenous residents the vote. The protests continued as the French president, Emmanuel Macron, visited the city to meet leaders and calm tensions. Macron said: ‘My wish, along with the ministers and the entire government, is to stand with the people, so that we can return to peace, to calm and safety as quickly as possible. This is the top priority’
Macron says troops will remain for as long as necessary as he arrives in New Caledonia
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