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Stuart Williams

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Bayrou: Macron's Longtime Comrade Facing Biggest Challenge

Francois Bayrou, one of few political heavyweights to have stood by French President Emmanuel Macron since he came to power in 2017, now faces his...

14.12.2024 10

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Defiant Macron Seeks New French PM, Exit From Crisis

President Emmanuel Macron on Friday was to hold talks with political factions as he seeks to name a new prime minister and find a way out of France's...

06.12.2024 6

International Business Times

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French Government Risks Falling In No-confidence Vote

France's government on Wednesday faced no-confidence votes that could spell the end of the administration of Prime Minister Michel Barnier, plunging...

04.12.2024 6

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French PM Announces Concession In Bid To End Budget Standoff

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday announced a major concession in a bid to end a standoff with the opposition over the budget, which...

28.11.2024 10

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Family Need 'Proof' Over Fate Of German Iran Said Executed: Daughter

The family of Jamshid Sharmahd, a German citizen who the Iranian judiciary said was executed in Iran last week, need proof that he was indeed put to...

04.11.2024 4

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Iran Two Years After Mahsa Amini: Persecution And Defiance

Persecution of bereaved relatives. Impunity for perpetrators. Rampant executions and infighting among the opposition. A bleak picture confronts...

15.09.2024 10

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Macron Defends Move To Give Telegram's Durov French Passport

President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday defended a decision to grant French nationality to Telegram chief Pavel Durov, who faces a possible trial...

29.08.2024 8

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The Man With Four Passports: Durov's International Network

The arrest and charging by France of Telegram founder Pavel Durov has thrown a spotlight on the international connections of a man with at least four...

29.08.2024 10

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Durov Has 'Nothing To Hide', Says Telegram After France Arrest

France held the Russian-born founder of Telegram Pavel Durov in custody for a second day of questioning on Monday over alleged offences related to the...

27.08.2024 5

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With Games In Full Swing, Opening Ceremony Controversy Simmers On

The controversy over the iconoclastic opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics is refusing to abate days into the Games, with conservative political...

30.07.2024 10

International Business Times

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France Probes Ultra-left Link To Rail Sabotage

France was on Monday probing the possible involvement of ultra-left movements in attacks that paralysed the rail network at the start of the Olympic...

29.07.2024 8

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French PM Urges United Front To Stop Far-right Takeover

France's prime minister on Wednesday urged voters to form a united front to block the far right in legislative elections, warning that the...

03.07.2024 10

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French Parties In Final Push For Votes Ahead Of Crunch Poll

France's political forces were on Friday to make a final bid for votes in crunch legislative elections that could see the far right take control of...

28.06.2024 3

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France Begins Frenetic Campaign After Macron Poll Gamble

France on Monday began less than a fortnight of frenetic election campaigning for snap polls called by President Emmanuel Macron to combat the far...

17.06.2024 10

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France Braces For Frenetic Campaign As Mbappe Warns Against Extremes

France was on Sunday bracing for a frenetic fortnight of election campaigning for snap polls called by President Emmanuel Macron to combat the far...

16.06.2024 10

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Macron Gambles On Snap Elections To Halt Far-right March

French President Emmanuel Macron has taken the biggest gamble of his political career by calling early legislative elections to combat the surge of...

10.06.2024 6

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France To Transfer Mirage-2000 Fighter Jets To Ukraine: Macron

France will transfer Mirage-2000 fighter jets to Ukraine and train their Ukrainian pilots as part of a new military cooperation with Kyiv as it fights...

07.06.2024 4

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As War Again Shakes Europe, Leaders Mark 80 Years Since D-Day

Western leaders will this week mark on the beaches of northern France 80 years since Allied troops surged into Nazi occupied Europe in the World War...

03.06.2024 10

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Raisi Death Reshapes Iran Succession, Puts Focus On Khamenei Son

The death in a helicopter crash of president Ebrahim Raisi, seen as a possible successor to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has reshuffled the...

21.05.2024 50

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Putin's Defence Shake-up: 'Preparing For A Long Confrontation'

President Vladimir Putin's nomination of top economic official Andrei Belousov as defence minister is a sign of the importance the Russian leader...

13.05.2024 50

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Macron Seeks To Sway China's Xi On Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron was on Monday set to warn Chinese leader Xi Jinping against backing Russia in the conflict over Ukraine but also seek...

07.05.2024 30

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China's Xi In France For Macron Talks On Ukraine

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday arrived in France on a state visit hosted by Emmanuel Macron where the French leader will seek to push his...

06.05.2024 30

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'The Person Who You Mentioned': How Navalny Haunted Putin

Vladimir Putin never referred to Alexei Navalny by name yet the Russian leader's most significant domestic political opponent succeeded in haunting...

01.03.2024 4

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Russia Vs The West: Is Putin Winning?

Former US President George W. Bush believed he had a "sense of his soul". British ex-premier Tony Blair thought he deserved a place at the "top...

21.02.2024 10

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