![Nicolas Job FILE - Burnt cars are lined up after unrest in Noumea, New Caledonia, on May 15, 2024. Global nickel prices have soared since deadly violence erupted in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia. (AP Photo/Nicolas Job, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/cec58e23b91c4eda953fac333b4e78fc/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Burnt cars are lined up after unrest in Noumea, New Caledonia, on May 15, 2024. Global nickel prices have soared since deadly violence erupted in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia. (AP Photo/Nicolas Job, File)
![Cedric Jacquot FILE - French gendarmes patrol the streets in Noumea, New Caledonia, on May, 16, 2024. Global nickel prices have soared since deadly violence erupted in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia. (AP Photo/Cedric Jacquot, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d2e240b741ca4671a1e50f4c18fa5602/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - French gendarmes patrol the streets in Noumea, New Caledonia, on May, 16, 2024. Global nickel prices have soared since deadly violence erupted in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia. (AP Photo/Cedric Jacquot, File)
![Cedric Jacquot FILE - A burnt car store is pictured in Noumea, New Caledonia, on May, 14, 2024. Global nickel prices have soared since deadly violence erupted in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia. (AP Photo/Cedric Jacquot, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1c1ff0fef9d34246a7bb2c74702a331f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - A burnt car store is pictured in Noumea, New Caledonia, on May, 14, 2024. Global nickel prices have soared since deadly violence erupted in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia. (AP Photo/Cedric Jacquot, File)
![Nicolas Job FILE- Residents stand in a blockade in Noumea, New Caledonia, on May, 15, 2024. Global nickel prices have soared since deadly violence erupted in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia. (AP Photo/Nicolas Job, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a1cb8ad73e004253b6335525aed30b8b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE- Residents stand in a blockade in Noumea, New Caledonia, on May, 15, 2024. Global nickel prices have soared since deadly violence erupted in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia. (AP Photo/Nicolas Job, File)
![Nicolas Job FILE - Smoke rises during protests in Noumea, New Caledonia, on May 15, 2024. Global nickel prices have soared since deadly violence erupted in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia. (AP Photo/Nicolas Job, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ab5cd64028cb40ada386d7e58e0c84ca/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Smoke rises during protests in Noumea, New Caledonia, on May 15, 2024. Global nickel prices have soared since deadly violence erupted in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia. (AP Photo/Nicolas Job, File)