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Paris cancels French, UK defense ministers’ meeting amid submarine row
Sep 20, 2021 03:55France has canceled an official meeting scheduled for this week between its Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly and UK Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace amid simmering tensions over a submarine row, a source in the French foreign office has said.
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US, UK discussed nuclear sub pact with Australia behind Macron’s back: Report
Sep 19, 2021 09:01French President Emmanuel Macron was reportedly kept in the dark as the United States and Britain discussed a major security partnership pact with Australia, known as AUKUS, during the G7 summit earlier this year, torpedoing Canberra’s multi-billion-dollar submarine contract with Paris.
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Biden stabs France in the back on Australia nuclear deal: French foreign minister
Sep 17, 2021 01:15France has accused US President Joe Biden of stabbing it in the back and acting like his predecessor Donald Trump after the Biden administration pushed Paris aside and signed a lucrative multi-billion nuclear deal with Australia for submarines.
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France says UK must stick to commitments on migrant crossings
Sep 09, 2021 10:07French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Thursday that he had clearly told his British counterpart Priti Patel that the United Kingdom must stick to its commitments on migrants trying to cross the Channel to reach Britain.
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World must hold US to account for supporting Daesh, new terrorism: President Raeisi
Sep 05, 2021 23:51Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says the world must hold the United States to account for supporting terrorism fomented by the Daesh Takfiri group and other new forms of this ominous phenomenon.
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US lawlessness, Europe inaction responsible for status quo surrounding JCPOA: FM
Sep 02, 2021 02:25Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the US’s illegal measures and European countries’ inaction on the American lawlessness are responsible for the current unfavorable situation that surrounds the 2015 nuclear agreement.
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Protesters rally in France, Germany against mandatory COVID rules amid growing anger
Aug 29, 2021 05:40Protesters have taken to the streets in cities across France and in Berlin, Germany, to express their opposition to the government-imposed COVID-19 regulations.
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France sees 6th weekend of protests against 'health pass'
Aug 22, 2021 08:55Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in France for the sixth consecutive weekend to protest against the government's mandatory measures against COVID-19.
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Thousands evacuated in southern France as 'fierce' wildfire spreads
Aug 17, 2021 08:24Thousands of people, including tourists in campsites, have been evacuated from the Var region of southern France due to a wildfire, a spokeswoman for the fire department told AFP on Tuesday.
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Iranian nation’s rights must be guaranteed in any negotiations: President Raeisi
Aug 09, 2021 10:27Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says the rights of the Iranian nation must be guaranteed in any negotiations and its interests must be met.