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France to provide arms support to UAE amid devastating Saudi-led war
Feb 05, 2022 04:27France says it will provide the United Arab Emirates with military support, specifically to boost its air defense system, amid an escalation in Yemen’s counterattacks against the Persian Gulf country.
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Macron: UK ‘hypocrisy’ to blame for Channel migrant deaths
Feb 03, 2022 05:34France’s President Emanuel Macron says London refuses to establish a legal migration route to Britain, and is therefore responsible for the death of the migrants, who undertake the perilous journey through the Channel.
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French FM says no sign of Russia action in Ukraine
Feb 02, 2022 11:27French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has spoken against US insistence that Russia is set to invade neighboring Ukraine, saying there are no current indications to that effect, as more Europeans move to avert another US-led row with Moscow.
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‘Killed by indifference’: Elderly man left dying from hypothermia on busy Paris street
Jan 29, 2022 06:20The death of an 85-year-old man from hypothermia in a busy Paris neighborhood after falling down and spending nine hours sprawled and ignored during a bitterly cold night has sparked outrage in France and beyond.
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West ignored Russia's key security concerns, Putin tells Macron
Jan 28, 2022 12:45Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, that the West's response to Moscow's security demands did not take into account the Kremlin's key concerns over Ukraine.
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France, 14 other countries urge Mali to let Danish forces stay
Jan 27, 2022 09:49France and 14 other countries have called on Mali to allow Danish special forces to remain in the African country, whose transitional government insists that they have entered Mali without formal invitation and must immediately withdraw.
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French soldier killed in attack on military base in Mali
Jan 23, 2022 08:57A French soldier has been killed in a mortar attack on France’s main military base in northern Mali, according to the French Presidential office.
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France’s decision to ban hijab at sports events faces backlash among Muslims, media users
Jan 21, 2022 01:51An anti-Muslim decision by the French Senate to ban wearing hijab at sports competitions has faced harsh criticism from the country’s Muslim community and social media users across the world.
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Macron says EU must start direct talks with Russia
Jan 20, 2022 06:34The European Union must conduct its own dialogue with Russia rather than supporting diplomatic efforts led by the United States and NATO, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
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Many schools close in France, as teachers strike over chaotic COVID strategy for schools
Jan 13, 2022 10:43French teachers walk off the job over what they say is the government's failure to adopt a coherent policy for schools to manage the COVID-19 pandemic and protect pupils and staff against infection.