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Japan, US, France to hold first major drill amid tensions with China
Apr 23, 2021 11:49Japan, the United States, and France are set to hold joint military drills for the first time next month, amid rising tensions with China over the East and South China Seas.
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Italian police arrest man linked to 2016 terrorist attack in France's Nice
Apr 22, 2021 10:33Italian police have arrested a man on charges of providing weapons to the perpetrator of a 2016 terrorist attack that claimed dozens of lives in the southern French city of Nice.
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Muslims condemn France over its plan to ban hijab for minors
Apr 21, 2021 09:32Muslims are using social media platforms to vent their anger at France over its plan to ban the hijab for minors. They are using viral hashtag campaigns in different languages to condemn what they call French state oppression against Muslims and its criminalization of Islamic values.
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Pakistan parliament to decide on French envoy expulsion after anti-France protests
Apr 20, 2021 08:21Pakistan’s parliament is set to vote on whether to expel the French ambassador over the publication of derogatory cartoons attributing to Almighty’s Last and Greatest Messenger to Mankind Prophet Muhammad (blessings of God upon him and his progeny) in France, which sparked large-scale protests in the Asian country.
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TLP releases 11 police hostages in Pakistan amid anti-France protests
Apr 19, 2021 03:31Eleven Pakistani police officers, who were taken hostage by supporters of a banned group during street protests in Lahore, have been released, authorities said.
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Russia urges leaders of France, Germany to help ease Ukraine tensions
Apr 17, 2021 00:26Russia has urged the leaders of France and Germany to help stop Ukraine's "provocative" actions in the restive east of the country and to encourage Kiev to observe ceasefire agreements in its long-running conflict with ethnic Russians there.
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French MPs approve infamous 'security bill' expanding police powers
Apr 16, 2021 11:07French lawmakers have passed a contentious “security bill” that expands police powers despite being widely denounced by civil rights groups and political opponents who say it will block exposing growing cases of police brutality and abuse.
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France’s latest anti-Islam bill draws fierce condemnation on social media
Apr 10, 2021 07:28France’s latest legislative move to ban the wearing of hijab in public by Muslim girls under the age of 18 has sparked fierce condemnation on social media platforms with widespread use of the hashtag #HandsOffMyHijab.
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Western media conspiracy theories about Hezbollah distract from Lebanon’s real issues
Apr 07, 2021 09:58Nasser Qandil, a well-known Lebanese journalist warns about an underway campaign that seeks to alter the country’s political configuration in a way that would mount excessive pressure on the resistance.
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Zarif urges France, Britain, Germany to act ‘constructively’ in upcoming Vienna meeting
Apr 05, 2021 01:08Iran’s foreign minister has urged the three European parties to the 2015 nuclear agreement to honor their commitments under the historic pact and act constructively in the upcoming meeting in Vienna.