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France, Germany say EU will respond in kind to new US tariffs
Jan 23, 2020 02:35The European Union will respond reciprocally to any further tariffs imposed by the US on the bloc’s products, French and German officials have warned in separate comments.
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Summit on Libyan peace to open in Berlin
Jan 19, 2020 10:06The leaders of Germany, Russia, Turkey, and France are set to meet in Berlin to discuss ways to end the conflict in the North African country of Libya.
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Iran's geography lesson to Macron: Gulf located south of Iran is Persian Gulf
Jan 19, 2020 04:05Tehran has blasted French President Emmanuel Macron for using a fictitious name for the Persian Gulf, saying the mistake is as wrong as France's military presence in those waters.
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French police evacuates president Macron from theater amid protests
Jan 18, 2020 08:33French police have evacuated President Emmanuel Macron from a theater in Paris after some protesters managed to enter the building, while many more were trying to enter.
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France deploys radar system, aircraft carrier in Saudi Arabia
Jan 18, 2020 08:05France is beefing up its military presence in West Asia, sending a radar system and an aircraft carrier to the region gripped by heightened tensions.
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France: Clashes erupt in Lyon as unions march to oppose planned pension reform
Jan 17, 2020 06:51Nearly 16,000 people took to the streets of Lyon on Thursday, as part of a new day of action against the government's planned reform of the pension system.
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France criticizes Israel’s illegal settlement expansion activities
Jan 13, 2020 09:10France has strongly denounced the Israeli regime’s recent plans to build some 2,000 settler units in the occupied West Bank, stressing that all Israeli settlements are illegal under international law.
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French refinery strike continues for second day
Jan 09, 2020 02:45Staff at seven of France’s eight oil refineries has continued to strike for the second day in protest against a pension reforms plan by the government.
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Countries move to evacuate, restrict citizens after Iran’s missile attacks on US bases in Iraq
Jan 08, 2020 06:24Countries have been warning their citizens to prepare for evacuation from and avoid traveling to Iraq, following retaliatory missile attacks by Iran against two US military bases in the Arab country.
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France warns US against digital tax retaliation
Jan 06, 2020 08:04French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire warned the United States on Monday that any retaliation to France's new digital services tax could "deeply and durably" damage relations.