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TOPSHOT - French gendarmes stand behind a Berliet VXB-170 armoured vehicle as they accompany a convoy of vehicles clearing roadblocks on the RT1 at Col de la Pirogue in Paita in France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia, June 4, 2024. Separatists in the French Pacific territory New Caledonia pressed Paris on June 3 to drop a planned voting reform that triggered weeks of deadly unrest. The Socialist Kanak National Liberation Front (FLNKS) -- named for the indigenous people who fear being marginalised by the changes -- said President Emmanuel Macron should "be clear in his words by stating clearly he will... abandon the constitutional reform", which has yet to be approved by both houses of parliament. (Photo by Delphine Mayeur / AFP) (Photo by DELPHINE MAYEUR/AFP via Getty Images)