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France complicit in Saudi-led coalition’s war crimes in Yemen: Official
Dec 04, 2021 06:06A senior Yemeni official has lambasted France over its collaboration with Saudi Arabia in the devastating war on Yemen as French President Emmanuel Macron has visited Persian Gulf Arab countries and signed lucrative weapons deals there.
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France signs deal to sell 80 Rafale fighter jets to UAE
Dec 04, 2021 03:05The French government has sealed a $19-billion arms trade deal with United Arab Emirates (UAE) to sell 80 Rafale warplanes and 12 military helicopters to the Arab country, France’s Defense Ministry has announced, amid French President Emanuel Macron’s two-day tour to the Persian Gulf region.
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France rebuffs UK’s proposals for resolving migrant crisis as violation of sovereignty
Dec 03, 2021 10:54France has firmly rejected Britain’s proposals for fighting illegal migration through joint patrols across the English Channel, saying the United Kingdom’s ideas encroach upon the country’s sovereignty amid rising tensions between the two sides over the migrant crisis.
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First case of Omicron variant case found in mainland France
Dec 02, 2021 08:11France on Thursday reported its first case of the new Omicron coronavirus variant near Paris as the government's top scientific adviser said it could become dominant in the country by the end of January.
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Raeisi to Macron: Iran seeks result in Vienna talks, negotiations must end in removal of sanctions
Nov 30, 2021 02:40Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi has told his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, that Tehran seeks a definitive result through the ongoing talks in the Austrian capital, emphasizing that Vienna negotiations must end in removal of sanctions imposed on Iran.
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French fishermen block British boats to protest UK-granted rights
Nov 26, 2021 14:28French fishermen have disrupted cross-Channel traffic in protest at the post-Brexit fishing rights granted by Britain, temporarily preventing two ferries carrying trucks and passengers from getting access to the northern port of Calais.
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Furious France bars UK minister from meeting on migrants
Nov 26, 2021 09:54The French government has banned UK Home Secretary Priti Patel from a meeting over the Channel migration crisis, amid rising tensions between the neighboring countries which are also at odds over other issues such as post-Brexit fishing rights.
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Over 20 migrants dead in deadliest Channel disaster
Nov 25, 2021 01:47Over 20 migrants died Wednesday crossing the Channel from France to England when their boat sank off the northern port of Calais, authorities said, the deadliest single disaster on the intensively-used route.
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China: AUKUS security pact threatens global security
Nov 24, 2021 14:03China says the Australia-UK-US security deal known as AUKUS, which helps Australia get its first nuclear-powered submarine, poses a threat to the regional peace and global security.
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Shots fired at police amid protests in France's Martinique
Nov 24, 2021 07:05Police have been targeted by unidentified gunmen during rallies against COVID curbs and mandatory vaccination on France's Caribbean island of Martinique.