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France: Tear gas billows in Paris as 'Yellow Vests' protest against Macron

Jan 06, 2019 05:55

Clashes continued between police and protesters, after 'Yellow Vest' demonstrators hit the streets of Paris for the eighth week in a row on Saturday.
France: Macron dismisses 'yellow vest' protesters as agitators

Jan 05, 2019 10:31

French President Emmanuel Macron has dismissed “yellow vest” protesters as agitators, saying they aim to topple his government.
Fresh US-led airstrikes leave 10 Syrian civilians dead in Dayr al-Zawr

Jan 04, 2019 14:16

Nearly a dozen civilians, mostly women and children, have been killed after the US-led coalition purportedly fighting the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group carried out a series of aerial assaults in Syria’s troubled eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr.
French police detain ‘Yellow Vest’ leader in Paris

Jan 03, 2019 09:34

French police have arrested a leader of the “Yellow Vest” anti-government movement for organizing an undeclared protest in central Paris.
Cars ablaze outside France's Le Parisien newspaper building

Dec 30, 2018 04:55

A number of vehicles were set on fire on Saturday, December 29, near the Le Parisien newspaper building in Paris.
France discontinues Rwanda genocide investigation

Dec 26, 2018 16:16

French judges have discontinued their long-running investigation into a deadly 1994 attack on a former Rwandan president, which sparked genocide in the African country.
The implications of Macron implosion

Dec 25, 2018 17:01

The massive protests of the French people on the streets of Paris and other cities not just in France but across Europe and the US may have several causes but the fact of the matter is that people are already fed-up with the phony slogans of the corrupt western ruling system. Economist and geopolitical analyst, Peter Koenig, has authored a feature on the issue under the heading, The Implications of Macron Implosion.
Turkey warns France against supporting Kurdish YPG militants

Dec 25, 2018 16:43

Turkey has warned France against supporting US-backed People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria, in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s decision last week to withdraw American troops from the war-ravaged Arab country.
Macron calls for order after 'yellow vest' attack on police

Dec 23, 2018 15:22

French President Emmanuel Macron called for "order" on Sunday after a sixth weekend of "yellow vest" anti-government protests marked by dwindling participation and a violent attack on police in Paris.
‘Yellow vests’ block French borders ahead of Christmas, as numbers wane

Dec 23, 2018 05:17

With just a few days to Christmas, “yellow vest” protesters in France have blocked the country’s border points to protest the government’s economic policies for a sixth consecutive week.