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Iran slams world's inaction on deteriorating rights situation in West
Apr 15, 2023 13:19Iran's vice-president of the judiciary for international affairs has criticized international mechanisms for failing to take a position regarding the deteriorating human rights situation in Western countries, saying international rights bodies are duty-bound to support and promote the key issue across the world.
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France: Macron signs controversial pension bill into law despite long-running protests
Apr 15, 2023 13:08French President Emmanuel Macron has signed into law a controversial bill to raise the country’s retirement age by two years, defying three months of protests and calls for him to halt the disputed legislation.
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French protests persist as top court backs Macron’s unpopular pension plan
Apr 15, 2023 09:08Protest rallies across France and in the capital Paris have continued despite a high court ruling, clearing the way for French President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reform to be enforced.
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France convicts 11 Turkish Kurds of PKK of 'terror financing'
Apr 15, 2023 07:21A French court has convicted 11 members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) on charges of terror financing, with the sentences ranging from suspended three-year prison terms to five years behind bars with one year suspended.
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Macron rejects US policy on Taiwan, says France is not US 'vassal'
Apr 13, 2023 12:24French President Emmanuel Macron has reaffirmed his country’s stance on Taiwan, saying that France is not a follower of the US policies and that being a US ally does not mean being a "vassal".
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Macron says Europe must cut reliance on US dollar, seek ‘strategic autonomy’
Apr 10, 2023 11:20French President Emmanuel Macron has called on European countries to lower their dependence on the US dollar and resist pressure to become vassal states of Washington or get dragged into the China-US conflict over Taiwan.
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Building collapse in France's Marseille injures five, fire hampers search
Apr 09, 2023 09:47The collapse of a four-storey residential building in Marseille has left at least five people from surrounding structures injured, but a fire was preventing rescue workers in their search for victims, officials said.
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Iran, France agree to continue talks to overcome challenges: FM Amir-Abdollahian
Apr 08, 2023 03:26Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Tehran and Paris have a common stance that talks should be continued based on mutual respect in order to overcome the existing challenges.
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President Xi says China's top priority on Ukraine is to encourage ceasefire, end war
Apr 07, 2023 06:23China's President Xi Jinping has said Beijing's top priority on Ukraine is to encourage a ceasefire and end the war with Russia.
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Situation with Ukraine is difficult now: Kremlin
Apr 06, 2023 11:02China has impressive mediation potential but the situation with Ukraine remains complicated, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday.