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Australian and New Zealand military cargo planes are evacuating hundreds of tourists from Magenta airfield in Noumea, who have been trapped since the start of the crisis that has rocked New Caledonia, against a backdrop of protests over electoral reform. IMAGES
President Emmanuel Macron lands in France's Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia for a crisis visit aimed at defusing tensions after nine days of deadly riots. IMAGES
Images from the beginning of the "interministerial crisis unit" meeting in Paris on the situation in New Caledonia, coordinated by French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal. Anger over France's plan to impose new voting rules has spiralled into the deadliest violence in four decades in the archipelago of 270,000 people, which lies between Australia and Fiji -- 17,000 kilometres (10,600 miles) from Paris. IMAGES
Torched vehicles on the road and at a car dealership in Noumea as France imposes a state of emergency after three nights of clashes that have left four dead and hundreds wounded. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron greets the Armed Forces in New Caledonia (FANC) before a meeting with them in Nouméa as part of his visit to New Caledonia. IMAGES
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