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France forced to call in firefighters from other countries as 'monster' blaze spreads
Aug 13, 2022 17:56Hundreds of firefighters from across Europe have headed to the Gironde region of southwestern France to battle a huge wildfire that has been burning for more than a month.
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Wildfires rage in France, thousands evacuated from homes
Aug 11, 2022 03:58Wildfires tore through the Gironde region of southwestern France on Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of 10,000 residents, some of whom had clambered onto rooftops as the flames got closer.
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Several injured in blast, fire at military plant in France
Aug 04, 2022 01:41An explosion and fire at a military plant in southwest France has left at least eight people injured, reports say.
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French parliament backs accession of Sweden, Finland to NATO
Aug 03, 2022 07:16The French parliament has voted to ratify the accession of Sweden and Finland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), following the two Nordic countries' bid to join the Western military alliance amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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Macron hosts MBS amid continued uproar over Khashoggi’s murder
Jul 29, 2022 04:46French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting Saudi Arabia's heir apparent Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) amid the West’s efforts to welcome Riyadh back into the international fold despite global outrage at the kingdom’s atrocities.
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Israel transfers Palestinian-French lawyer to high-risk 'isolation' prison for writing to Macron
Jul 28, 2022 02:23The Israeli regime has transferred Palestinian-French human rights defender and lawyer Salah Hammouri to a higher-risk isolation prison facility following his recent letter to French President Emmanuel Macron.
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Macron begins visit to Africa in bid to dull France's brutal colonial past
Jul 26, 2022 14:30French President Emmanuel Macron has gone on a charm offensive in Africa, amid new questions about France's involvement in the so-called "war on terror" and its brutal colonial past in the continent.
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US anti-Iran sanctions detrimental to global economy, Europe: Raeisi
Jul 23, 2022 14:25President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says the illegal sanctions imposed by the United States on the Islamic Republic following Washington's unilateral withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal have been detrimental to global economy, particularly Europe.
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French MPs sign resolution condemning Israeli apartheid against Palestinians
Jul 23, 2022 02:33Dozens of far-left members of the French parliament have signed a draft resolution condemning the Israeli regime for practicing apartheid and committing war crimes against Palestinians.
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Brutal heatwave, wildfires engulf Europe, 2000 dead in Spain, Portugal
Jul 22, 2022 03:45More than 2,000 people have died in Spain and Portugal in recent weeks amid record-breaking temperatures, accompanied by massive wildfires that have forced thousands of people to flee their homes.