Tag: France
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Turkey President Erdogan to hold Syria summit with Russia, France and Germany next month
Earlier, the Syrian regime and Iranian-backed groups also launched a ground offensive in Aleppo province, a designated de-escalation zone, forcing at least 13,000 more civilians to move toward Turkey’s border.
February 23, 2020 -
‘Not sure’ EU-UK trade deal possible before end of 2020: Emmanuel Macron
France has made clear it thinks the negotiations will be particularly difficult, especially in such a tight timeframe.
February 23, 2020 -
Thousands of trade unions stage 10th nationwide anti-reform protests in France
Earlier in the month, there were 121,000 protesters out on the streets, 15,000 of which were in Paris.
February 21, 2020 -
Pakistan likely to stay on FATF’s ‘grey list’ despite intense lobbying
The plenary session of FATF will be held in Paris on Friday.
February 19, 2020 -
NATO chief Stoltenberg dismisses France President Macron nuclear call
France is a NATO member but does not make its atomic weapons available to the alliance
February 16, 2020 -
US hikes tariffs on EU aircraft to 15% amid subsidy dispute
In 2004, the United States filed a case with the WTO and accused the EU of providing illegal subsidies to Airbus in various forms.
February 15, 2020 -
France condemns Iran satellite launch, urges Tehran to respect obligations
Over the past decade, Iran has sent several short-lived satellites into orbit and in 2013 launched a monkey into space.
February 11, 2020 -
‘Europeans cannot remain spectators’ in any new arms race, says Emmanuel Macron
France considers nuclear deterrence a keystone of its defence strategy and the ultimate guarantee of its most vital interests.
February 7, 2020 -
‘France to blame for Libya instability’, says Turkey
Earlier on Wednesday, Macron said at a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis that Turkish ships accompanying Syrian mercenaries arrived on Libyan territory in recent days.
January 30, 2020 -
Lockdown in China
Never in history has the occasion for boisterous nationwide celebrations been so direly dismal.
January 28, 2020 -
Libya stumbles
The conference in Berlin of 11 countries was aimed at bringing an end to the fighting between the UN-recognised government in Tripoli led by the Prime Minister, Fayez al-Sarraj, and the Libyan National Army.
January 24, 2020 -
FATF may remove Pakistan from ‘grey list’ in its upcoming review meeting
The news comes after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan met United States President Donald Trump in Davos this week
January 24, 2020 -
Iran slams 3 EU nations for triggering dispute mechanism
Iran has already taken three separate calibrated steps away from the deal and has warned it will take a fourth in November unless the US lifts economic sanctions.
January 22, 2020 -
Justin Trudeau urges Iran to hand over downed Ukrainian jet’s black boxes to France
"The right place to send those black boxes to get the proper information from them and in a rapid way" is France", Trudeau added.
January 18, 2020 -
Thousands take to street in France against President Macron’s pension reform amid fresh protests
Strikes at national railway SNCF and Paris metro RATP entered their 43rd day making it the country's longest transport strike since 1968.
January 17, 2020 -
Paris knife attack to be treated as terrorist attack: Official
"Investigations over the past few hours have allowed us to establish that he was certainly radicalised (and to show)... organised preparation for his move towards the act," the statement further said.
January 5, 2020 -
1 killed in stabbing incident near Paris, attacker shot dead by police
Two of the victims were rushed to the hospital and in critical condition, the French station quoted sources close to the investigation as saying.
January 4, 2020