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France mobilizes 7,000 troops after school stabbing blamed on a Muslim
Oct 14, 2023 16:41President Emmanuel Macron has ordered the deployment of 7,000 troops after France was put on its highest security alert following the death of teacher in a fatal stabbing attack.
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Thousands defy French ban on all pro-Palestinian protests
Oct 13, 2023 07:41Global condemnation appears certain to follow France’s new ban on all pro-Palestinian protests. Thousands of activists turned out in Paris anyway to stand up for besieged Gaza, and were met with the typical brutality which has made French police infamous. Ramin Mazaheri has more from Paris.
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France criminalizes any public expression of support for Palestinian resistance
Oct 12, 2023 12:38In the wake of “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm” launched by the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, France’s minister of justice has stated that any form of public support for resistance against the Israeli regime is a criminal offense.
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French protesters proudly support Palestinians’ successful operation
Oct 09, 2023 09:03The stunning victories gained by Palestinians in their ongoing military operation against Israeli regime have thrilled their longtime supporters around the world, including in France.
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Rights groups slam ‘state-sponsored’ Islamophobia facing Muslims across Europe
Oct 07, 2023 13:48Several Muslim human rights groups have jointly denounced “state sponsored" Islamophobia facing Muslims across Europe, warning that Muslims are “unjustly placed on blacklists” round the continent.
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North Korea condemns France's ‘gunboat diplomacy’
Oct 06, 2023 08:22North Korea has strongly criticized France for its plans to deploy its military forces to the waters of the Korean Peninsula, terming the decision as outdated "gunboat diplomacy".
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France says to begin withdrawing troops form Niger this week
Oct 05, 2023 15:23French army says it will begin pulling out troops from Niger this week, amid a swell of anti-France sentiment in the Sahel region that saw the country's troops recently leave Mali and Burkina Faso as well.
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EU in unchartered waters amid strained France-Germany ties
Oct 02, 2023 09:08An influential German member of the European Parliament says strained ties between France and Germany are holding-up key decisions in the EU, including a trade deal and military aid to Ukraine.
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France's bedbug crisis sparks political row as insect ‘scourge’ continues
Oct 01, 2023 07:18France faces a bedbug crisis that has sparked a political row as the insect 'scourge' continues to spread across the capital Paris before next year's Olympic Games.
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Olympics officials overrule French govt. ban on Muslim hijab
Sep 30, 2023 06:56Olympics officials have overruled the French government’s ban on Muslims wearing hijab headscarves during the 2024 Paris Games.