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Last update: 11 hours agoNew Caledonia Electoral Roll: The French Senate has endorsed changes to New Caledonia’s “restricted” electoral roll, easing the rules so people born in the territory since the Nouméa Accord (1998) can vote—about 10,000+ new voters—after Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned the current system is now blocking 17% of the population from universal suffrage; the vote passed 304 to 20, with Lecornu also saying a fresh round of comprehensive status talks is pledged after the 28 June 2026 provincial elections, starting in July and delivering an outcome before year-end. Pacific Geopolitics: The Pacific Islands Forum is set to meet in Palau in late August, with leaders flagging how shifting Indo-Pacific power politics could shape regional priorities. GTA 6 Buzz: Retail signals keep piling up—PS5 pre-orders reportedly sold out on an Italian site with no Rockstar announcement—while Walmart backend listings and affiliate-leak chatter point to a pre-order push ahead of Take-Two’s May 21 earnings call. Ocean Protection: Papua New Guinea says it will create a large “no-take” marine protected area as part of a Melanesian Ocean corridor, with France backing broader Pacific ocean commitments.
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