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Trump threatens to tighten US sanctions against Iran
Sep 24, 2019 13:28US President Donald Trump has threatened to tighten sanctions against Iran during his third address to the United Nations, accusing the Islamic Republic of “menacing behavior” in West Asia.
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Iranian, French presidents discuss de-escalation of West Asia tensions in New York
Sep 24, 2019 02:42President Hassan Rouhani of Iran and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have held talks in New York on ways to ease regional tensions and save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
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France says will focus on de-escalation of Iran-US tension at UNGA
Sep 23, 2019 03:35France says its main aim at the UN General Assembly meeting is to de-escalate tensions between Iran and the US, rather than arranging a meeting between the two countries' presidents.
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Germany, France removing obstacles to export jointly-manufactured weapons
Sep 21, 2019 11:50France and Germany say they are expected to sign an agreement on removing obstacles on exporting jointly-manufactured weapons to non-European and non-NATO countries.
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France deploys thousands of police officers to counter yellow vest rallies in Paris
Sep 21, 2019 02:18The French government has deployed thousands of police officers Paris to counter fresh yellow vest demonstrations, which are planned to be held alongside global climate rallies in the capital on Saturday.
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France working to ‘reduce escalation’ after Aramco attacks: Hariri
Sep 20, 2019 07:46France is working to “reduce the escalation” that ensued from the recent Yemeni drone attacks against Saudi oil facilities, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Friday.
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Italy, France hold talks over migrant policy
Sep 19, 2019 04:01Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Rome on Wednesday. It was the first visit by a foreign leader to the Italian new government sworn in on September 5 and the first top-level meeting between Paris and Rome since France recalled its ambassador to Italy last February.
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Renault, Peugeot will never be allowed to return to Iran: Minister
Sep 18, 2019 12:33Iran’s minister of industries says French car giants Renault and Peugeot will never be allowed to return to the Iranian market given their records on reneging on promises.
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Police shutting down major refugee camp in northern France
Sep 17, 2019 07:47Police in France have been forcing some 1,000 refugees to leave a gymnasium in the vicinity of the northern port of Dunkirk following a court ruling that declared the makeshift camp a health and security hazard.
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More mass strikes in France against cutting pensions
Sep 17, 2019 00:55Huge demonstrations and strikes were held across France as efforts increase to stop austerity-minded rollbacks to the pension system. President Emmanuel Macron wants to dismantle the current system in favor of a single plan which omits any distinction between manual labor and office work.