(FILES) People sit as they regulate traffic flow at an independantist roadblock at Magenta Tour district in Noumea, France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia, on May 22, 2024. A surprise dissolution of the French National Assembly, an enchanted interlude for the Olympic Games, and the explosion of the Mazan rape trial: a look back at ten key events of 2024 in France. (Photo by Theo Rouby / AFP) (Photo by THEO ROUBY/AFP via Getty Images)