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UN warns against 'splitting world in two’ as G7 leaders reinforce division
May 21, 2023 04:45United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has cautioned G7 nations to refrain from the “division of the world into two” Cold-War-style blocs aligned with either the US or China, while the G7 bloc reinforced the division by accusing China and Russia over nuclear weapons.
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Study: Millions of French people do not have enough food to eat
May 20, 2023 08:56Sixteen percent of French people say they did not have enough food to eat at the end of last year, according to a new study.
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Lebanon's Central Bank chief vows to appeal against France's arrest warrant
May 17, 2023 04:42Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh has slammed French prosecutors for issuing an arrest warrant against him, saying he would appeal against the decision.
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France says will supply Ukraine with dozens of armored vehicles, light tanks
May 15, 2023 05:01France has pledged to send dozens of armored vehicles and light tanks to Ukraine in line with the West's unbridled support for Kiev in its war with Moscow.
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Iran releases two French nationals on humanitarian grounds: Foreign Ministry
May 12, 2023 10:42Iran has released two French citizens jailed in separate cases on humanitarian grounds and out of its goodwill.
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Paris protesters slam French police brutality after attack on Muslim teens
May 08, 2023 05:17Protesters in the French capital Paris have once again rallied against persisting police brutality in the country after three Muslim teens were run over by a police vehicle and seriously injured, a move described by their lawyer as an "assassination attempt."
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Report: 80% of French protesters arrested without just cause
May 06, 2023 04:52A new report shows French police's illegal arrest tactics during persisting nationwide protests against an austerity rollback to their pension system.
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Italian Foreign Minister cancels Paris visit over French ‘insults’
May 05, 2023 03:54Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani says he has called off his visit to Paris after a French minister hurled ‘insults’ at Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
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Top French court rejects age hike referendum, prolonging crisis
May 04, 2023 04:26France’s top court has rejected the request for a national referendum on the recent 2-year increase to the retirement age. The unpopular law has been met with four months of huge and violent demonstrations, with more protests announced for June.
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Listen to protesting voices, avoid resorting to violence: Iran to French govt.
May 03, 2023 02:03The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has admonished French police for the use of violence against protesters in the international Labor Day rallies, calling on President Emmanuel Macron’s government to listen to dissident voices.