A man set up a French flag as he and others celebrate Citizen Day (la fete de la citoyennete) in the Magenta district of Noumea, in France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia on September 24, 2024. French authorities on September 19 grappled with a new spike in violence in the country's overseas territories with security forces killing two men in New Caledonia and officials ordering a curfew after rioting in Martinique. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)