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Russia calls on Britain, France to join wider nuclear talks with US
Jul 30, 2021 09:46Russia has called on Britain and France to join wider nuclear arms control talks with the United States even as Washington wants China to be included in the negotiations.
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Hezbollah, Amal Movement demand quick govt. formation to address Lebanon crisis
Jul 28, 2021 02:01Lebanon’s Hezbollah Resistance Movement and the Amal Movement have called on new Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati to swiftly form a cabinet so as to end the political deadlock and address the ongoing socio-economic crisis in the cash-strapped Arab country.
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France killed 19 civilians in Mali in Jan., violated intl. human rights law: Report
Jul 27, 2021 13:52A report by a UK-based investigative group says an airstrike by France in Mali early this year killed 19 civilians and was a “complete violation of international human rights and international humanitarian law.”
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Cuba's embassy attacked in Paris, Havana holds US responsible
Jul 27, 2021 04:29Cuba has blamed the United States for an attack on its embassy in the French capital of Paris, saying Washington encourages such violent actions against the Latin American country.
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COVID restrictions trigger mass protests in several Western countries
Jul 25, 2021 08:27Protesters have staged huge rallies against COVID-19 restrictions in several countries around the world as governments move to make vaccination mandatory.
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French parliament approves anti-Muslim bill despite widespread opposition
Jul 24, 2021 08:36The French parliament has after a months-long debate passed a controversial anti-Muslim bill despite strong criticisms from lawmakers who assert that the legislation breaches religious freedom.
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Anger over France’s new COVID rules re-energizes Yellow Vests
Jul 23, 2021 08:50Public anger against the French government’s renewed measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 has re-invigorated the Yellow Vest protest movement, insisting that the move amounts to an attack on civil liberties.
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Macron changes phone in wake of Israeli spyware reports
Jul 23, 2021 01:27French President Emmanuel Macron has changed his phone and phone number in light of allegations that Israel's Pegasus spyware might have targeted him, a presidency official has said.
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French police fire tear gas as thousands protest against new coronavirus rules
Jul 15, 2021 03:01French police officers have fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators who took to the streets of the capital, Paris, to protest against the new coronavirus restrictions, as the country looks to avoid a surge in more cases with the spread of the highly contagious delta variant.
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Dutch PM sorry for early reopening as France tightens COVID rules
Jul 14, 2021 04:22As governments in multiple EU states struggle to curb an increasingly alarming surge in COVID-19 cases, the Dutch Premier, Mark Rutte, has apologized and conceded that restrictions reinstated this weekend were lifted too soon.