The Associated Press
President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane 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. Macron, who briefly spoke to reporters after his arrival at La Tontouta International Airport, about 30 miles from the New Caledonian capital of Noumea, said he viewed a return to calm as the top priority.
More than 1,000 reinforcements have been rushed in and a state of emergency was declared last week from Paris to increase their powers. It was late Tuesday in Paris when he climbed aboard his presidential jet but, because of the distance and time difference, it was already Thursday morning in New Caledonia when he arrived, with unrest still simmering and his interior and defense ministers in tow.
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