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Mali & France square off after French anti-terrorist troops accused of unruly behavior

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

A Malian envoy to France has accused French troops that form part of a counterterrorism force in the country of rowdy behavior in its capital city. Paris has dismissed the allegations as “not only false, but unacceptable.” … Read More >Mali & France square off after French anti-terrorist troops accused of unruly behavior

World

Why Merkel & Macron Likely to Support Moscow, Not Ankara at Proposed March Talks

Posted on February 25, 2020February 25, 2020By Editor

The Turkish president signalled Tuesday that the 5 March talks with his Russian, German, and French counterparts on the Idlib crisis are still under consideration. Middle East experts Ghassan Kadi and Chris Assad have explained why there are only a few options on the table for Ankara at the potential talks. … Read More >Why Merkel & Macron Likely to Support Moscow, Not Ankara at Proposed March Talks

‘We can’t have Turkish laws on French ground’: Macron vows to fight foreign imams preaching ‘Islamist separatism’

Posted on February 19, 2020February 19, 2020By Editor

Paris will clamp down on imams from Muslim countries that arrive in France to push worshipers into violating the law, the country’s President Emmanuel Macron said, warning Turkey it can’t “feed separatism” on French soil. … Read More >‘We can’t have Turkish laws on French ground’: Macron vows to fight foreign imams preaching ‘Islamist separatism’

With UK out, Macron unveils ‘nuclear weapons doctrine’ with France leading an EU army [VIDEO]

Posted on February 19, 2020February 19, 2020By Editor

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss Emmanuel Macron’s speech where the French President unveiled his nuclear doctrine advocating for a more coordinated European Union defence strategy in which France, the EU’s only post-Brexit nuclear power, and its arsenal holding a central role. … Read More >With UK out, Macron unveils ‘nuclear weapons doctrine’ with France leading an EU army [VIDEO]

Business

It’s official! India overtakes UK & France to become world’s 5th LARGEST economy

Posted on February 18, 2020February 18, 2020By Editor

India is developing into an open-market economy from its previous autarchic policies, US-based think tank World Population Review concludes in a report. … Read More >It’s official! India overtakes UK & France to become world’s 5th LARGEST economy

Student-teacher strikes across France are met with even more heavy-handed policing (VIDEOS)

Posted on February 11, 2020February 11, 2020By Editor

Already beleaguered by pension reform protests and the Yellow Vest movement, France is now grappling with yet more protests, this time by students and teachers fighting new reforms to the country’s baccalaureate high school exams. … Read More >Student-teacher strikes across France are met with even more heavy-handed policing (VIDEOS)

Support for NATO wanes in France, Germany & even US as alliance struggles to maintain unity

Posted on February 10, 2020October 16, 2020By Editor

Public support for NATO has seen a notable decline in France, Germany and the US, according to a new poll. The alliance has suffered from months of budgetary in-fighting and mud-slinging among member states. … Read More >Support for NATO wanes in France, Germany & even US as alliance struggles to maintain unity

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Western anti-Russia sanctions proved to be ineffective, France’s special envoy says

Posted on February 6, 2020June 15, 2020By Editor

Europe’s economic penalties against Russia have had no impact on the growth of the country’s economy, French politician Jean-Pierre Chevenement said, adding that the idea of isolating Russia turned out to be wrong. … Read More >Western anti-Russia sanctions proved to be ineffective, France’s special envoy says

Hardcore jihadist resurfaces in France using… EU-paid student exchange program

Posted on February 4, 2020February 4, 2020By Editor

A man who represented one of the most brutal jihadist groups in Syria has been arrested in France. Bizarrely enough, the suspected war criminal apparently freely enjoyed the benefits of the EU student exchange program. … Read More >Hardcore jihadist resurfaces in France using… EU-paid student exchange program

Radicalizing troops? 19yo rookie soldier named suspect in French police station knife attack, after ISIS threat phone call

Posted on February 4, 2020February 4, 2020By Editor

A 19-year old serviceman was named a suspect in the attack on a gendarmerie station in France, which took place after police received a threat of a massacre in the name of Islamic State. … Read More >Radicalizing troops? 19yo rookie soldier named suspect in French police station knife attack, after ISIS threat phone call

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