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'I Don't Think. I Know': Macron accuses Australia PM of lying over submarine deal
Nov 01, 2021 05:08French President Emmanuel Macron has accused the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison of out-rightly lying to him over a cancelled $90bn submarine deal, marking fresh escalation of tensions between the two countries.
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Johnson threatens to trigger trade dispute action against France next week
Oct 31, 2021 05:08British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warns he could trigger a trade dispute mechanism against France, amid a post-Brexit fishing dispute which has sent diplomatic relations between Paris and London into freefall.
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UK warns could board more French boats in fishing dispute
Oct 29, 2021 11:15The UK has warned France over the seizure of a British scallop dredger in French territorial waters, saying London could order the boarding of more French vessels in retaliation for the move.
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UK summons French ambassador over 'threats' as fishing dispute deepens
Oct 29, 2021 10:34The UK summoned the French ambassador on Thursday over the seizure of a British boat and "threats" made over post-Brexit fishing rights.
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'Bombshell': Total knew about climate threat from fossil fuels for decades, but denied it
Oct 25, 2021 12:13The dire consequences of climate change we are now experiencing could have been avoided if Total executives 50 years ago had decided that the future of the planet is more important than their profits.
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Military deals with France, US plunge Greece into ‘war’ with Russia, China: Ex-diplomat
Oct 24, 2021 05:17A former Greek diplomat has lambasted recent military agreements with France and the United States, saying the pacts could potentially drag the country into a conflict with Russia, China and the Arab world.
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France massacre: Paris protesters mark 1961 bloody police crackdown anniv.
Oct 17, 2021 14:55Protesters have taken to the streets in the French capital Paris to mark the 60th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on Algerian protesters.
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Macron’s Islamophobia policies open up old wounds
Oct 15, 2021 06:38Even today, Muslims in France, despite numbering over six million, are subjected to negative media scrutiny, with state institutions right up to the president’s office being used to target Islam.
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French soldier killed in Mali
Oct 13, 2021 05:22France says one of its soldiers has been killed during a “maintenance operation” in northern Mali.
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Algeria demands ‘total respect’ from France
Oct 11, 2021 10:59Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has demanded “total respect” from France, amid a diplomatic row and after the recall of the Algerian ambassador from Paris.