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France discontinues Rwanda genocide investigation
Dec 26, 2018 16:16French judges have discontinued their long-running investigation into a deadly 1994 attack on a former Rwandan president, which sparked genocide in the African country.
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The implications of Macron implosion
Dec 25, 2018 17:01The 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.
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Turkey warns France against supporting Kurdish YPG militants
Dec 25, 2018 16:43Turkey 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.
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Macron calls for order after 'yellow vest' attack on police
Dec 23, 2018 15:22French 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.
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‘Yellow vests’ block French borders ahead of Christmas, as numbers wane
Dec 23, 2018 05:17With 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.
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France vows support for militants in Syria amid US pullout
Dec 22, 2018 08:50A French official says his country has pledged backing for the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US-backed anti-Damascus alliance of mainly Kurdish militants, amid the planned withdrawal of American troops from the Arab country.
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French delegation visits Syria, slams Paris' policy
Dec 21, 2018 09:13A French delegation, headed by former transport minister Thierry Mariani, has met with Syrian government officials in Damascus and condemned France's hostile policies toward the Arab country.
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French National Assembly okays Macron tax concessions to yellow vest protesters
Dec 21, 2018 09:00The French National Assembly has given the green light to a package of emergency concessions announced by President Emmanuel Macron to end violent protests across the country.
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UK can still hold 2nd Brexit referendum: France
Dec 20, 2018 09:38France says the door is still open for the United Kingdom to hold a second Brexit referendum, as a deadlock in London over the matter has raised the prospects of either a second plebiscite or a “no-deal” Brexit.
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Saudi-led bloc planned military invasion of Qatar in 1996: Ex-French cmdr.
Dec 20, 2018 09:36A former French army commander reveals new details of a 1996 coup attempt in Qatar, saying the Saudi-led quartet of countries, which are now blockading Doha, planned to invade the Persian Gulf country at that time.