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France said on Wednesday it had brought home seven children of French extremists from northeast Syria, continuing a repatriation process begun after the toppling of Daesh’s so-called caliphate. The children, aged between two and 11 and…
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Under fire for a glacially slow rollout of coronavirus vaccine shots, France’s government pledged on Thursday to pick up the pace with quicker inoculation to a broader array of health care workers starting next week. President Emmanuel…
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Turkey cannot remain silent to words and actions against it from France, Foreign Minister Mevlu Cavusoglu said on Wednesday, but added that ambassadors of the two countries were working to normalize ties. Speaking at a news conference,…
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England prop Mako Vunipola has been ruled out of the Autumn Nations Cup final against France after failing to recover from a calf injury. The Saracens forward sustained the injury in the 24-13 victory over Wales last week and was facing…
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President Emmanuel Macron hosts Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi from Sunday for a three-day state visit with France facing calls from activists that Egypt should not be “indulged” despite the close alliance between Cairo and…
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday he hopes France will “get rid” of his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron as soon as possible, in the latest salvo in an escalating war of words between the two leaders. “Macron is…
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A Tunisian man who killed three people in a church in France only recently arrived in Europe, officials say. The suspect, 21, had an Italian Red Cross document, issued after he arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa by migrant boat…
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The streets of Paris and eight other French cities were deserted on Saturday night as a new curfew was enforced. The controversial overnight curfew is aimed at curbing the soaring Covid infection rate in France, which is one of Europe's…
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Ireland's Sam Bennett won stage 10 of the Tour de France as Primoz Roglic retained the leader's yellow jersey. Bennett, 29, edged out Australia's Caleb Ewan in a sprint finish to give the Deceuninck-Quick-Step rider his first stage win…
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Wout van Aert won stage seven of the Tour de France in a sprint finish as Britain's Adam Yates retained the leader's yellow jersey. The Belgian, who also won stage five, got the better of his sprint rivals at the end of a blustery 168km…
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