France has imposed a state of emergency in New Caledonia as the South Pacific overseas territory is rocked by violent unrest, the office of President Emmanuel Macron announced in Paris following a crisis meeting on Wednesday. Declaring a state of emergency makes it easier for the authorities to impose curfews and ban demonstrations, among other actions. At least three people have died in the riots that raged after France’s National Assembly approved contentious voting reforms to the territory that angered independence supporters. Several hundred people have been injured. Macron expressed his s…