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Mali accuses France of arming terrorists, seeks emergency UN meeting
Aug 18, 2022 08:33Mali has requested an emergency UN Security Council meeting as the country has accused France of violating its airspace and delivering weapons to armed groups, an attempt considered to destabilize the West African country.
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More evacuated as forest fire reignites in southern France
Aug 14, 2022 09:38A forest fire in France's southern Aveyron region has reignited, sparking the evacuation of 1,000 more people and burning a total of 1,260 hectares, local authorities said Sunday.
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Macron signs NATO membership protocols for Finland, Sweden
Aug 14, 2022 04:01French President Emmanuel Macron has signed the ratification protocols for the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO.
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France forced to call in firefighters from other countries as 'monster' blaze spreads
Aug 13, 2022 17:56Hundreds of firefighters from across Europe have headed to the Gironde region of southwestern France to battle a huge wildfire that has been burning for more than a month.
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Wildfires rage in France, thousands evacuated from homes
Aug 11, 2022 03:58Wildfires tore through the Gironde region of southwestern France on Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of 10,000 residents, some of whom had clambered onto rooftops as the flames got closer.
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Several injured in blast, fire at military plant in France
Aug 04, 2022 01:41An explosion and fire at a military plant in southwest France has left at least eight people injured, reports say.
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French parliament backs accession of Sweden, Finland to NATO
Aug 03, 2022 07:16The French parliament has voted to ratify the accession of Sweden and Finland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), following the two Nordic countries' bid to join the Western military alliance amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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Macron hosts MBS amid continued uproar over Khashoggi’s murder
Jul 29, 2022 04:46French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting Saudi Arabia's heir apparent Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) amid the West’s efforts to welcome Riyadh back into the international fold despite global outrage at the kingdom’s atrocities.
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Israel transfers Palestinian-French lawyer to high-risk 'isolation' prison for writing to Macron
Jul 28, 2022 02:23The Israeli regime has transferred Palestinian-French human rights defender and lawyer Salah Hammouri to a higher-risk isolation prison facility following his recent letter to French President Emmanuel Macron.
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Macron begins visit to Africa in bid to dull France's brutal colonial past
Jul 26, 2022 14:30French President Emmanuel Macron has gone on a charm offensive in Africa, amid new questions about France's involvement in the so-called "war on terror" and its brutal colonial past in the continent.