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Russia renews warning against providing Australia with US nuclear submarines
Oct 01, 2021 15:01Russia has once against warned against Australia’s attempts to acquire nuclear-powered submarines under a new alliance with the US and Britain, describing it as a serious threat to global non-proliferation system.
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Blinken to visit France after Biden ‘stabbed it in the back’
Oct 01, 2021 13:37US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit France next week after Paris accused Joe Biden of stabbing it in the back and after the Biden administration pushed Paris aside and signed a lucrative multi-billion nuclear deal with Australia for submarines.
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France threatens retaliation against UK as fishing spat flares again
Sep 30, 2021 09:10France has accused Britain of playing politics with post-Brexit fishing rights after London and the Channel Island of Jersey refused dozens of French fishing boats a licence to operate in their territorial waters.
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France limits visas for Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia in migration dispute
Sep 28, 2021 11:41France has announced a “targeted” reduction in the number of visas granted to nationals from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, amid a diplomatic dispute with the Maghreb countries over what France calls "illegal immigrants" on its soil.
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Macron hit with egg during restaurant fair visit
Sep 28, 2021 02:40A man pelts French President Emmanuel Macron with an egg during his visit to a restaurant and hotel trade fair in the southeastern city of Lyon.
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Israel’s Pegasus spyware found on five French cabinet ministers’ mobile phones
Sep 25, 2021 13:26Traces of Israeli-made Pegasus spyware were found on the mobile phones of at least five current French cabinet ministers and a diplomatic advisor to President Emmanuel Macron, a report shows.
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Aukus alliance leads to ‘big loss of trust’ in Biden administration: German diplomat
Sep 25, 2021 05:38The new security pact between the United States, Britain and Australia has led to a “big loss of trust” in the White House, says Germany’s Angela Merkel’s longtime adviser.
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Paris running out of patience with London on post-Brexit fishing rights, French minister says
Sep 24, 2021 05:51French Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune says his country has lost patience with the UK over post-Brexit fishing rights, as diplomatic tensions between the two countries escalate.
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Iran hits out at US, UK for double standards over AUKUS deal on submarines fueled with weapon-grade uranium
Sep 22, 2021 14:30Iran’s permanent ambassador to Vienna-based international organizations has lashed out at the US and UK for adopting nuclear double standards amid a decision to help Australia get its first nuclear-powered submarine under a deal known as AUKUS.
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EU ministers say submarine row ‘wake-up call’ for Europe, not only a French matter
Sep 21, 2021 13:15The European Union (EU)’s top officials have branded as a “wake-up call” the recent decision by the United States and Britain to exclude France from a $40-billion agreement to supply conventional submarines to Australia.