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A man who praised the killer of French teacher Samuel Paty and posted images of his severed head was on Thursday sentenced by a UK court to five and a half years in jail. Ajmal Shahpal, 41, was convicted in March at Birmingham Crown…
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French citizen Benjamin Briere is still in an Iranian jail despite his recent acquittal by an appeals court, his lawyer said Thursday. Briere was detained in May 2020, and later sentenced to eight years in prison for espionage. He is…
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Iranian-French academic Fariba Adelkhah was released from Iran’s Evin prison, France said on Friday, but it was unclear what the conditions of her release were. Adelkhah has been in prison since Iranian authorities arrested her in 2019…
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French troops arrived in Romania on Monday as part of NATO military reinforcements sent to Eastern Europe. And France announced last Friday that it would deploy 500 soldiers with armored vehicles as part of NATO forces in Romania.…
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On September 21, French President Emmanuel Macron will attend the opening ceremony of the exhibition "Morozov Collection" of masterpieces of contemporary art in Paris. This was announced on Sunday, September 19, by a spokesman for the…
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World number two Naomi Osaka faces expulsion from the French Open and future Grand Slams if she continues to refuse to speak to the media, organisers said. Japan's Osaka said last week she will not give any news conferences during…
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President Emmanuel Macron has warned that France would withdraw troops from Mali if political instability there leads to greater Islamist radicalisation. It follows a second coup in nine months in the West African nation.…
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The Eiffel Tower will be lit on Tuesday evening by electricity produced from certified renewable hydrogen. The Saint-Malo-based energy watchdog wants to make Paris' most popular tourist attraction a showcase of its carbon-free…
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The United States said Wednesday it would not support a United Nations Security Council draft resolution proposed by France calling for an Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire, saying it could undermine efforts to de-escalate the crisis.…
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French harpsichord player Francois Grunier put an end to his life by committing suicide because of the despair and despair that he had experienced since the beginning of the quarantine and the suspension of artistic concerts and the…
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