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Factbox-EU to target LNG, ships, violations in new Russia sanctions package
BRUSSELS - European Union ambassadors will hold a first discussion on Wednesday on a planned 14th package of sanctions against Russia...
May 11, 20242 min read
Olympics-Flame arrives in Marseille amid tight security
MARSEILLE, France - The Olympic flame landed on French soil amid tight security on Wednesday, firing the starting gun on a summer...
May 9, 20243 min read
Olympics-Elite French tactical unit hopes for peaceful Paris Games
PARIS - Around 50 khaki-clad men riding atop a black armoured truck approached an abandoned office building on the outskirts of Paris...
May 8, 20242 min read
With lamb and cheese, Macron tried to charm China's Xi in the Pyrenees
TARBES, France -Chinese President Xi Jinping left France on Tuesday after a two-day trip during which he offered no major concessions on...
May 8, 20243 min read
Macron, von der Leyen press China's Xi on trade in Paris talks
PARIS -French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen urged Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday to...
May 7, 20243 min read
Pentagon sees no change in Russia's strategic nuclear force posture
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has not seen a change to Russia's disposition of its strategic nuclear forces, it said on Monday, despite what...
May 7, 20242 min read
Putin orders tactical nuclear weapon drills to deter the West
MOSCOW -Russia said on Monday it would practise the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons as part of a military exercise after what the...
May 6, 20244 min read
Kremlin says nuclear weapon drills are Russia's response to West's statements
MOSCOW - Russia's tactical nuclear weapon drills are a response to statements from the West about sending troops to Ukraine, the Kremlin...
May 6, 20241 min read
China's Xi in Paris to meet Macron, with trade, Ukraine talks planned
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen were set to press China's President Xi Jinping on...
May 6, 20242 min read
China's Xi praises French ties as Macron prepares to talk trade
PARIS -President Xi Jinping lauded China's ties with France as an international model on Sunday as he arrived in Paris for a rare visit...
May 6, 20242 min read
France's Macron set to press visiting Xi on trade, Ukraine
PARIS - China's President Xi Jinping heads to Paris on Sunday for a rare visit, with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron set to press...
May 5, 20242 min read
Chad prepares to vote in a coup-hit region, wary allies look on
N'DJAMENA - Chad will hold presidential elections on Monday, making it the first in a string of coup-hit states across Central and West...
May 4, 20243 min read
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