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French forces leave Mali’s Timbuktu base after nearly a decade
Dec 15, 2021 08:46French troops have left a key military base in the city of Timbuktu in northern Mali, handing it over to the Malian army nearly a decade after a military intervention in the West African country.
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Russia says monitoring French warship in Black Sea
Dec 14, 2021 14:07Russian naval forces are monitoring a French warship near Russia's borders in the Black Sea, amid growing concerns over the risk of a major military confrontation.
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France closes 20 more mosques in fresh assault on religious freedom
Dec 14, 2021 08:19In a fresh assault on religious freedom of Muslims, French government has closed at least 21 more mosques in the country, accusing them of so-called "promoting extremism".
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Over 96% vote against New Caledonia's independence from France
Dec 13, 2021 05:43People in the South Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia have voted overwhelmingly against full independence from France in the third and final referendum on the issue, a result that could raise fears of unrest and exacerbate ethnic tensions in the tiny island.
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French fishermen threaten to disrupt British imports in post-Brexit fishing row
Dec 12, 2021 09:30French fishermen have threatened to disrupt British imports in an attempt to press London for more licenses as tensions escalate between France and the UK over post-Brexit fishing rights.
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Russian jets turn French warplanes away over Black Sea
Dec 08, 2021 12:06Russia has scrambled military aircraft to escort French fighter jets flying over the Black Sea.
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Khashoggi murder suspect arrested in France
Dec 08, 2021 05:31One of the suspects involved in the Saudi state-sponsored killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 has been detained at an airport near Paris, media reports say.
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Clashes mar far-right French presidential candidate's rally as he vows 'reconquest'
Dec 06, 2021 10:46French far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour has vowed a “reconquest” against decades of decline during his first campaign rally marred by clashes between his supporters and anti-racism protesters.
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Emmanuel Macron accused of trying to ‘rehabilitate’ Mohammed bin Salman
Dec 05, 2021 07:12Human rights groups have criticized French President, Emmanuel Macron’s meeting with Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia on Saturday (Dec. 04), which marked the first one-on-one public meeting of a major western leader with the crown prince of Saudi Arabia since the state-sponsored assassination of the dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Macron: France, European countries seeking diplomatic representation in Afghanistan
Dec 04, 2021 11:28Several European countries are considering opening a common site for diplomatic representation in Afghanistan following Kabul’s fall to the Taliban in August, says French President Emmanuel Macron.