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France’s Macron appoints new prime minister after government reigns
Jul 03, 2020 10:46French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday appointed Jean Castex to replace Eduoard Philippe as prime minister.
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French PM Philippe resigns as Macron readies reshuffle
Jul 03, 2020 08:19French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has resigned on Friday ahead of a government reshuffle by President Emmanuel Macron designed to bolster his green credentials and win back disillusioned voters ahead of a possible re-election bid.
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France should apologize over ‘false claims’ about naval incident in Mediterranean: Turkish FM
Jul 03, 2020 00:26Turkey says France should apologize for making “false claims” about a naval incident between the warships of the two NATO allies in the Mediterranean last month that prompted Paris to ask for a NATO investigation.
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Iran: France’s meddling in our judicial cases unjustifiable, lacks validity
Jul 02, 2020 00:30Iran has rejected France’s meddling in its judicial affairs, saying investigations into and subsequent issuance of sentences regarding the crimes of Iranian citizens rests solely with the country’s Judiciary.
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Iran, France finalize date to read black box of Ukrainian plane
Jun 29, 2020 08:13Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Mohsen Baharvand said Iran and France have finalized the date to read the black box of a Ukrainian plane that was mistakenly downed near Tehran.
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French climate council urges referendum on making ‘ecocide’ a crime
Jun 22, 2020 08:52A citizens' council set up by President Emmanuel Macron to explore measures for cutting carbon emissions urged the French leader on Sunday to hold a referendum on making the destruction of nature a crime.
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Germany, France criticize Israel over West Bank annexation plans
Jun 21, 2020 03:12Germany and France have called on Zionist regime to halt its plans to annex large swathes of the occupied West Bank which Palestinians consider as part of their future independent state.
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France's test of nuclear-capable ballistic missile inconsistent with NPT obligations: Iran
Jun 21, 2020 01:14Iran has voiced concern over a recent test-firing of an intercontinental nuclear-capable ballistic missile by France, saying the test is in clear violation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and inconsistent with the European country's commitments vis-à-vis nuclear disarmament.
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Iran warns IAEA against adopting resolution pushing for intrusive nuclear inspections
Jun 18, 2020 23:05Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) against adopting a draft resolution pushing for intrusive inspections of two nuclear sites in the country.
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Tourism deals lingering blow to global economy
Jun 15, 2020 10:49Economists warn the blow that coronavirus has dealt to the global travel and tourism industry is set to do lingering damage to the world’s growth, as areas that are dependent on visitors for their income struggle to reposition their local economies.