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French president visits Algeria as colonial wounds still fester
Aug 26, 2022 04:28French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in the country’s former colony Algeria on a visit aimed at boosting the North African nation’s gas deliveries to Europe amid a rapidly worsening energy crisis in the continent.
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Mali welcomes French military pullout, vowing improved security
Aug 20, 2022 03:18Mali's government has welcomed the withdrawal of French military forces from the African nation, saying the pullout ushers in better security for its people.
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Yemen warns against ‘suspicious’ activities of US, French troops in occupied southern cities
Aug 18, 2022 09:52The parliament of the Sana’a-based government has warned about the suspicious movements of American and French troops in the occupied areas of southern Yemen, which has been the target of a devastating Saudi-led war since 2015.
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Mali accuses France of arming terrorists, seeks emergency UN meeting
Aug 18, 2022 08:33Mali has requested an emergency UN Security Council meeting as the country has accused France of violating its airspace and delivering weapons to armed groups, an attempt considered to destabilize the West African country.
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More evacuated as forest fire reignites in southern France
Aug 14, 2022 09:38A forest fire in France's southern Aveyron region has reignited, sparking the evacuation of 1,000 more people and burning a total of 1,260 hectares, local authorities said Sunday.
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Macron signs NATO membership protocols for Finland, Sweden
Aug 14, 2022 04:01French President Emmanuel Macron has signed the ratification protocols for the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO.
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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.