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Last update: 5 hours agoNew Caledonia Electoral Roll: The French Senate has backed changes to the “frozen” electoral roll for next month’s local elections, allowing about 10,000+ “native” voters—born in New Caledonia since 1998—to vote, after Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned the current rules were increasingly blocking 17% of people and clashing with universal suffrage; the vote passed 304 to 20, with Lecornu also saying talks on New Caledonia’s future status will restart after the 28 June provincial elections. Pacific Geopolitics: The Pacific Islands Forum heads to Palau in late August, with leaders flagging the Indo-Pacific power contest as China and the US compete for influence. Ocean Protection: Papua New Guinea is moving to create a huge “no-take” marine protected area as part of a Melanesian Ocean Corridor, while France backs stronger regional ocean commitments. Tech & Games: GTA 6 pre-orders are already selling out on an Italian retailer site ahead of Take-Two’s May 21 earnings call, and Google is testing smaller free Gmail storage for new accounts in some regions.
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