French President Emmanuel Macron, right, stands with France's Minister for Interior and Overseas, Gerald Darmanin, and French Minister for Overseas, Marie Guevenoux, left, for a minute of silence paying his respects to the victims of deadly clashes during a meeting with New Caledonia's elected officials and local representatives 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)