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France confirms talks between Iran and European powers next week
The Sun Daily
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August 22, 2025
PARIS: French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot confirmed on Friday that talks would be held next week between Iran and European powers over Iran's nuclear programme. “We just had an important call involving my colleagues David Lammy, the Germany...
France confirms Iran, European powers talks next week
The Peninsula
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August 22, 2025
Paris: French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot confirmed on Friday that talks between Iran and European powers regarding the Iranian nuclear program will be held next week. Barrot noted, via his X account, that he had an important call between...
France detains manager who refused entry to Israelis visiting park
Sabah
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August 22, 2025
French police are questioning the manager of a southern France activity park after the facility denied entry to a group of 150 young Israeli tourists, amid rising global outrage over the country's ongoing genocide and blockade on Gaza, which led...
French support, Russian meddling and the fight for Europe’s frontier in Moldova
Modern Ghana
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Just over a month away, Moldova's parliamentary elections are shaping up as a defining moment for the small Eastern European state. The outcome will set the course for its politics at home and its place in Europe, as warnings grow over Russian...
French video streamer dies while going live online
RNZ
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August 22, 2025
By Geert De Clercq, Reuters French police are hoping an autopsy will help shed light on Raphael Graven, known online as "Jean Pormanove" or "JP", a 46-year-old man's death during a live-streamed event that a government minister said involved...
France and Cambodia seek to boost bilateral cooperation
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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August 22, 2025
During the ceremony at the Royal Palace, Richard expressed his satisfaction at launching the diplomatic mission and reiterated the objective of moving towards a strategic partnership by 2026, in line with the roadmap adopted by both nations....
French left-wing LFI denies Le Monde journalists entry to political event
Brussels Signal
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August 22, 2025
The French left-wing party La France Insoumise (LFI) has refused accreditation for journalists Olivier Pérou and Sandrine Cassini from Le Monde for its annual summer camp. Pérou and Cassini, both of whom cover the French Left, were denied entry to...
Paris residents riled by post-Olympic tourism boom
CGTN
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August 22, 2025
02:52 A year has passed since the Paris Olympics and many local residents are complaining the city is now overrun with tourists. For countries like France, tourism plays a vital role in supporting its economy. In 2023 France was visited by 100...
French adventure park boss detained over refusing to let in 150 Israeli children
The National News
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The manager of an adventure park in France has been taken into custody after refusing entry to 150 Israeli children, authorities said. The group of holidaymakers, aged eight to 16, had been holidaying in Spain before travelling to France, where...
EU, UK and Australian ministers condemn Israel’s approval of E1 settlement plan
EUToday
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August 22, 2025
11Foreign ministers from Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan and 24 European countries have issued a joint statement condemning Israel’s decision to advance construction in the “E1” area east of Jerusalem, calling the move “unacceptable” and in...
EFCC’s wanted alert on Atiku’s son-in-law Bashir Haske politically-motivated, we won’t get involved: Interpol
Peoples Gazette
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August 22, 2025
The International Criminal Police Organisation, Interpol, has said it would not honour a wanted alert issued by Nigeria’s discredited anti-graft agency, EFCC, against Bashir Haske, a Lagos businessman and son-in-law to Nigerian opposition leader...
EU3, Iran discuss Tehran's nuclear program — French Foreign Ministry
TASS
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August 22, 2025
PARIS, August 22. /TASS/. The foreign ministers of the EU3 countries (Great Britain, France and Germany), together with the head of European diplomacy Kaja Kallas, held a telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to...
French winemakers fear Trump tariffs will hit sales in US market
Yahoo Finance
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By Manuel Ausloos EPERNAY, France (Reuters) -French wine and spirits producers are bracing for a 15% tariff on their exports to the United States, a crucial market, even as the European Commission pledges to keep pressing for a preferential rate...
Defence Minister Announces Engine Deal with France for India’s 5th-Gen Fighter Jet
Bharat Shakti
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August 22, 2025
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday announced that India will partner with French aerospace giant Safran to co-develop and manufacture next-generation fighter jet engines for the country’s fifth-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft...
Attorney General’s Resignation Raises 2026 Governor Race Speculation
The Tundra Drums - Alaska
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August 22, 2025
Alaska’s Attorney General Treg Taylor announced his resignation effective August 29, notifying Department of Law employees in an all-staff email. The resignation positions Taylor to enter Alaska’s increasingly competitive 2026 gubernatorial race,...
Ask the expert: Can retirees challenge France's new citizenship rules?
The Local - France
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August 22, 2025
A stricter application of citizenship rules has made it virtually impossible for people who retire to France to ever obtain French citizenship. Many of our readers feel this is unfair, but would a legal challenge be possible? We asked an...
More French unions join September strike call
The Local - France
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August 22, 2025
Unions representing workers in sectors from railways to pharmacies, taxi drivers to energy workers, have issued strike calls for September, joining the 'blockade France' movement. When the French government goes back to work in September, the...
Video of French streamer Jean Pormanove dies during live broadcast
Al Bawaba
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August 22, 2025
ALBAWABA - French streamer Jean Pormanove dies during live broadcast, sparking investigation. Police said Raphaël Graven, who was also known as Jean Pormanove, was discovered dead at home in Contes, a town north of Nice. During streams, the...
India partners with France’s Safran to build fighter jet engines domestically
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 22, 2025
In a significant strategic development, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today announced that India would partner with French engine maker Safran to make jet engines domestically. These engines are to be used to power the Advanced Medium Combat...
UAE Extradites 2 Fugitives Wanted For Organised Crime To France, Belgium
MENAFN
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August 22, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The UAE has extradited two international fugitives to France and Belgium, as part of the country's continued efforts to combat organised crime, the Ministry of Interior said on Friday. The two fugitives were apprehended by...