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North Korea condemns France's ‘gunboat diplomacy’
Oct 06, 2023 04:52North 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France for its plans to deploy its military forces to the waters of the Korean Peninsula, terming the decision as outdated "gunboat diplomacy".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 11:53French 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 05:38An 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 03:48France 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 03:26Olympics officials have overruled the French government’s ban on Muslims wearing hijab headscarves during the 2024 Paris Games.
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British, French defense ministers in Ukraine to discuss further military aid to Kiev
Sep 28, 2023 10:24Defense ministers of the United Kingdom and France have gathered in Kiev to discuss further military aid to Ukraine, which is striving for more weapons to boost its slowed counteroffensive against Russian forces.
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31 US senators ask E3 to prevent expiry of UN’s anti-Iran missile bans
Sep 28, 2023 02:05A bipartisan group of US senators have asked the United Kingdom, France and Germany to take action to prevent the expiration of UN bans targeting Iran’s missile and drone activities, which are set to end next month.
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Niger demands ‘negotiated framework’ for France withdrawal
Sep 26, 2023 12:30Niger’s military government has demanded a “negotiated framework” for the French troop planned pull-out from the West African country.
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France says withdrawing envoy from Niger, military cooperation with Niamey over
Sep 25, 2023 05:41France's President Emmanuel Macron says Paris is imminently withdrawing its ambassador from Niger followed by its troops, putting an end to military cooperation with Niamey.
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Clashes break out as thousands march against police violence in France
Sep 24, 2023 05:41Tens of thousands of people marched in France on Saturday to protest police violence in demonstrations organized by the left, with clashes breaking out on the margins of the Paris rally.