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    Macron: 'return to peace' priority in New Caledonia

    STORY: :: France's Emmanuel Macron lands in New Caledoniaand urges a "return to peace" after riots :: May 23, 2024:: La Tontouta, New Caledonia:: Emmanuel Macron, French President "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. I would like to thank the High Commissioner, the security forces, the elected representatives. Along with the return to calm and safety is obviously the return to normality, to supplies and food."During his visit to New Caledonia, Macron's agenda includes meeting local elected officials as well as business leaders.Six people have been killed in the riots, that have left a trail of looted shops and torched cars and businesses.The French government has sent hundreds of additional police to help bring things back under control.

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    UK leader Sunak launches election campaign

    STORY: ::Britain's Rishi Sunak launches his election campaignwith promises of a stable and secure future::May 22, 2024::London::Rishi SunakBritish Prime Minister"...We've shown the country that it is only this Conservative Party that can deliver the economic stability, the foundation of our national success. The economy is growing again faster than Germany, France and the United States. Wages have been rising faster than prices. For ten months now, the economy has turned a corner. Friends, our plan is working. But with this hard-won economic stability comes a choice. Who do you trust to turn that foundation into a secure future for you, your family, and our country? Now is the moment for Britain to choose its future, to decide whether we want to build on the progress that we have made, or risk going back to square one with no plan and no certainty.""...If Labour become the next government, they'll scrap the Rwanda scheme and enact a de facto amnesty for asylum seekers, making us a magnet for every illegal immigrant in Europe. In every way, Labour would make our country less secure."Sunak told supporters and members of his cabinet that Britons faced a choice over their future in a vote his party is widely expected to lose to the opposition Labour Party after 14 years in power.Pointing to signs of an economic recovery in the UK, Sunak hailed falling inflation and an economy growing at its fastest pace in almost three years as evidence of his party’s reputation as the natural party of government.He said the opposition Labour party would threaten stability by raising taxes and reversing his controversial flagship policy to send illegal asylum seekers to Rwanda.

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    Drone footage shows tornado devastation in Iowa

    STORY: :: Drone footage shows tornado damage in a town in Iowa state:: May 22, 2024:: Greenfield, United StatesIowa Governor, Kim Reynolds, has pledged the state's full resources to help the affected areas recover, reassuring residents that help is on the way to provide shelter, food, water and restore power to thousands of residents.Authorities are still determining how many people were killed, injured and displaced by the twister in the farming town of 2,000 located about 60 miles west of Des Moines, according to Sergeant Alex Dinkla, a spokesperson with the Iowa State Patrol.