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Ukraine’s bid to join EU will take at least ‘15 to 20 years’: French minister
May 23, 2022 03:26French Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune says a bid by Ukraine to join the European Union would take at least 15 to 20 years to be finalized, dashing Kiev’s hopes of quickly gaining the bloc’s membership following Russia’s operation in the former Soviet state.
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Russia expels 85 diplomats from France, Spain and Italy in retaliatory move
May 18, 2022 13:00Russia on Wednesday declared 85 diplomats from France, Spain, and Italy "persona non grata" in a retaliatory move, effectively ordering their expulsion, as the war in Ukraine rages on.
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Iran: Intelligence ministry arrests two French nationals for stoking social disorder
May 17, 2022 09:52Iran's intelligence ministry has arrested two French spies for attempting to stoke chaos and social disorder in the country during protests by teachers.
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Chadian police fire tear gas to disperse anti-French protesters
May 15, 2022 09:30Chadian police have fired tear gas and used water canon to disperse hundreds of protesters who held anti-French demonstrations in the capital and other towns.
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Poll: 30% of France has less than €100 in the bank
May 12, 2022 07:00France is a nation of 67 million people, and 40 million of them earn less than 2,000 euros per month. A new poll reveals that skyrocketing inflation is wreaking unprecedented havoc on their lives.
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Macron sworn in for rare 2nd term as France’s president
May 07, 2022 11:13Emmanuel Macron has been sworn in for a historic rare second term as France’s president.
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Putin tells Macron West should stop sending arms to Ukraine to end atrocities
May 04, 2022 02:57Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged the West to halt its arms deliveries to Ukraine to help end ongoing atrocities in the former Soviet country.
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France’s Macron vows to ‘intensify’ aid to Ukraine
May 01, 2022 03:16French President Emmanuel Macron vows to “intensify” military and humanitarian support to Kiev, despite Russia’s warnings against supplying Ukraine with more weaponry.
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France's nuclear shutdown hits 50% of reactors amid EU energy crisis
Apr 30, 2022 10:10French authorities say half of nuclear power plants are now offline for maintenance or defects, at a time of soaring demand for electricity amid the energy crisis in Europe.
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Internet outages in French cities after cable sabotage
Apr 28, 2022 04:16Internet and phone services were hit in several French cities on Wednesday after fiber optic cables were cut overnight in suspected attacks on the crucial data infrastructure, telecom operators said.