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Police blame ‘ultra-leftists’ for protests in western France
Apr 14, 2018 06:40French police have pointed the finger of blame at “ultra-leftists” as clashes with protesters over plans to convert a site in western France into a new airport entered a fifth day.
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Putin warns Macron against any ‘dangerous actions’ in Syria
Apr 14, 2018 01:07Russian President Vladimir Putin has cautioned his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron against any “dangerous actions” in war-torn Syria, as the West ponders possible strikes on the Arab country in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack near Damascus last week.
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French rail strike continues, two thirds of trains cancelled
Apr 13, 2018 14:36French rail workers have begun the third wave of strikes against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to reform the state operator SNCF.
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Iran: Saudi Arabia cannot hide support for terrorism through playing blame game
Apr 11, 2018 15:26Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has rejected Saudi officials’ anti-Iran remarks, saying Riyadh cannot conceal its black record of promoting extremism and supporting terrorism through playing a blame game.
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Frances' Macron defends arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Apr 11, 2018 01:31President Emmanuel Macron has defended France's arms sales to Saudi Arabia which is engaged in a deadly war against its neighbor Yemen.
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French police fire teargas to disperse protesting environmental activists
Apr 09, 2018 05:45French police fired teargas and stun grenades and were pelted with stones during a dawn swoop to clear eco-activists and anarchists from a site in western France that had been planned as a new airport.
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Russia, US urge Security Council meeting after Syria attacks
Apr 09, 2018 03:42The United Nations Security Council will hold a meeting on Monday at rival requests of Russia and the United States following an alleged chemical attack in Syria.
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Millions of French commuters face wave of railway strikes
Apr 08, 2018 07:43Millions of French commuters and holidaymakers faced another wave of crippling transport stoppages on Sunday, as rail workers protested at President Emmanuel Macron’s economic reform plans and some unions warned they could step up strike action.
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Air France cancels 30 percent of flights amid strikes
Apr 07, 2018 04:05French flag carrier Air France has announced massive flight cancellations due to strikes by cabin crews and ground staff for the fifth straight day over pay.
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Macron urged to press Saudi crown prince into ending Yemen conflict
Apr 05, 2018 01:41Ten human rights groups have urged French President Emmanuel Macron to press Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to end the aerial and naval blockade on Yemen and working out a diplomatic solution to the devastating three-year-old conflict in the impoverished Arab country.