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French lawmakers call for sanctions against Israel, recognition of Palestine
Jul 16, 2020 02:27More than 100 French lawmakers from all political trends have urged President Emmanuel Macron to recognize the State of Palestine, and to impose ‘international sanctions’ against Israel’s annexation project.
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French widow slams ‘barbaric’ killing of husband in face mask tragedy
Jul 14, 2020 03:27The wife of a French bus driver who was beaten to death after he asked four passengers to wear face masks aboard his vehicle has censured the killing of her husband as “barbaric” and called for “exemplary punishment” for the perpetrators.
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France’s Macron asks Israel’s Netanyahu to abandon annexation plan
Jul 11, 2020 01:06French President Emmanuel Macron has asked Israeli regime’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from pushing forward with his plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank and the Jordan Valley.
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Airbus workers, subcontractors march to Toulouse airport for layoffs protest
Jul 09, 2020 09:32Hundreds of Airbus workers marched on Wednesday to protest against plans to cut up to 15,000 jobs.
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France’s Macron appoints new prime minister after government reigns
Jul 03, 2020 10:46French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday appointed Jean Castex to replace Eduoard Philippe as prime minister.
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French PM Philippe resigns as Macron readies reshuffle
Jul 03, 2020 08:19French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has resigned on Friday ahead of a government reshuffle by President Emmanuel Macron designed to bolster his green credentials and win back disillusioned voters ahead of a possible re-election bid.
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France should apologize over ‘false claims’ about naval incident in Mediterranean: Turkish FM
Jul 03, 2020 00:26Turkey says France should apologize for making “false claims” about a naval incident between the warships of the two NATO allies in the Mediterranean last month that prompted Paris to ask for a NATO investigation.
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Iran: France’s meddling in our judicial cases unjustifiable, lacks validity
Jul 02, 2020 00:30Iran has rejected France’s meddling in its judicial affairs, saying investigations into and subsequent issuance of sentences regarding the crimes of Iranian citizens rests solely with the country’s Judiciary.
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Iran, France finalize date to read black box of Ukrainian plane
Jun 29, 2020 08:13Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Mohsen Baharvand said Iran and France have finalized the date to read the black box of a Ukrainian plane that was mistakenly downed near Tehran.
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French climate council urges referendum on making ‘ecocide’ a crime
Jun 22, 2020 08:52A citizens' council set up by President Emmanuel Macron to explore measures for cutting carbon emissions urged the French leader on Sunday to hold a referendum on making the destruction of nature a crime.