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Macron's majority in doubt after first-round of French parliament vote
Jun 13, 2022 09:35French President Emmanuel Macron was in danger of falling short of a parliamentary majority after a first round of voting on Sunday, with some polling firms seeing his centrist alliance scoring less than the 289 seats required.
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French vote in elections as left seeks to end Macron's authority
Jun 12, 2022 06:48French voters have headed to the polls in the first round of parliamentary elections with the newly-reorganized left seeking to win seats in a bid to thwart President Emmanuel Macron's plans for the country.
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President Raeisi: Iran ‘not to back down an inch from its positions’ after anti-Tehran IAEA resolution
Jun 09, 2022 13:15President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says the Islamic Republic will not back down an iota from its positions following the recent Western-drafted resolution adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s Board of Governors against Tehran's nuclear program.
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Iran mulls ‘additional measures’ after turning off IAEA cameras, committed to safeguards
Jun 08, 2022 11:44The spokesperson for Iran’s nuclear agency says Tehran is mulling over “additional measures” after turning off the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) surveillance cameras that functioned beyond the safeguards agreement, amid rising tensions over IAEA’s political agendas.
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France deplores Israeli plans to expand illegal settlements in occupied West Bank
Jun 06, 2022 09:21French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the Tel Aviv regime’s insistence on illegal settlement construction and land expropriation policies in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, asserting that Paris supports the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.
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Three French weapons makers complicit in war crimes in conflict-hit Yemen, three rights groups say
Jun 02, 2022 13:14Three human rights groups have filed a complaint against three top French weapons manufacturers for their complicity in gross war crimes after selling various types of ammunition to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as the major members of the Saudi-led coalition of aggression.
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Iran will respond firmly to any ‘unconstructive move’ at IAEA meeting: Khatibzadeh
Jun 01, 2022 14:10Iran has warned to respond strongly and proportionately to any “unconstructive move” at the upcoming meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) a day after dismissing the UN nuclear watchdog's latest report on its nuclear program.
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Iran rejects French, German ‘inappropriate interference’ in the Greek oil tankers case
Jun 01, 2022 10:58Iran has strongly rejected the “one-sided” and “unjustifiable” statements of France and Germany regarding its seizure of two Greek oil tankers, calling on the two countries to take a more constructive stance by genuinely supporting freedom of navigation and maritime safety.
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Japan releases anti-imperialistic leader after serving 20 years in jail
May 28, 2022 06:16The founder of a Japanese-based anti-imperialistic group has been released after serving a 20-year prison sentence in the country over alleged embassy siege charges.
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Ukraine’s bid to join EU will take at least ‘15 to 20 years’: French minister
May 23, 2022 03:26French Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune says a bid by Ukraine to join the European Union would take at least 15 to 20 years to be finalized, dashing Kiev’s hopes of quickly gaining the bloc’s membership following Russia’s operation in the former Soviet state.