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Turkey blasts French president for meeting Syria's Kurdish militants
Apr 20, 2019 02:24Turkey has censured French President Emmanuel Macron for hosting a delegation of Syrian Kurdish militants, accusing Paris of attempting to give legitimacy to a "terrorist" group.
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French police protest against suicides in their ranks
Apr 20, 2019 02:02Police officers gather in Marseille to express their dismay a day after two new suicides among their ranks took the toll to 28 since the beginning of the year.
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France’s iconic cathedral bursts into flame
Apr 16, 2019 00:53Paris’s Notre-Dame Cathedral has gone up in flames, leaving the nation awestruck and prompting fears that the historic structure could suffer unprecedented damage.
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Zarif's reminder to E3: No prohibition on enrichment under JCPOA
Apr 15, 2019 07:02Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has reminded the Europeans that a 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, does not prohibit the country from enriching uranium.
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French ambassador's remarks blatant violation of JCPOA: Iran
Apr 14, 2019 11:13A senior Iranian diplomat has warned France of the adverse effects of the recent remarks made by its ambassador to the United States Gérard Araud, saying such statements amount to blatant violation of a multilateral 2015 nuclear accord.
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France abusing rights of the homeless: UN official
Apr 12, 2019 13:02France is guilty of human rights abuses of homeless people and laws guaranteeing a home for all fail to protect the most vulnerable, a UN special rapporteur said on Friday.
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Haftar’s army downs Libyan govt. military plane
Apr 11, 2019 01:53The so-called Libyan National Army (LNA), headed by renegade Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has shot down a military aircraft operated by the UN-backed government of Libya en route from the city of Misrata, an official says.
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France, EU partners pressing US to moderate Iran bans, Macron tells Rouhani
Apr 10, 2019 00:29French President Emmanuel Macron says Paris and its European partners are pressing the Trump administration to moderate the sanctions it imposed against Tehran after withdrawing the US from the Iran nuclear deal.
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Rwanda marks genocide amid questions about France's role
Apr 07, 2019 06:02Rwandans have gathered to begin a solemn commemoration of a genocide which killed some 800,000 Tutsis 25 years ago, amid new questions about France's role in the extermination.
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Pope blames US, Europe for deaths of people in war zones
Apr 07, 2019 01:28Pope Francis says arms sales by the United States and Europe are to blame for the deaths of people, including children, in such places as Yemen, Syria, and Afghanistan.