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France Stayed Out Of Strikes Against Houthis To Avoid "Escalation": Macron
France stayed out of a Britain-US coalition that carried out air strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels who have attacked shipping in the Red Sea as Paris feared an escalation, President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday.
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US Announces 10-Nation Coalition To Combat Yemen's Houthi Attacks In Red Sea
The United States on Monday announced a 10-nation coalition to quell Houthi missile and drone attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea, with Britain, France, Bahrain and Italy among countries joining the "multinational security initiative."
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"Cannot Go Unanswered": French Minister On Houthi Rebels Attacking Ships
Recent attacks against shipping vessels in the Red Sea "cannot go unanswered", France's foreign minister said Sunday during a visit to Israel, following several such operations by Yemen's Houthi rebels.
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Claim By Yemeni Rebels Over Saudi Oil Attacks "Lacks Credibility": France
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Thursday that a claim by Yemeni rebels that they carried out attacks on two Saudi oil facilities "lacks credibility".
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Paris Says Its Missiles Found On Pro-Haftar Base In Libya
The French defence ministry said Wednesday that its missiles had been found on a base used by forces loyal to Libya's Khalifa Haftar, but it denied supplying them to the rebels which would be a breach of a UN arms embargo.
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Syria Ceasefire Task Force Meets, France Wants Answers On Violations
Countries sponsoring the Syria peace process met in Geneva today amid complaints that a new cessation of hostilities deal was quickly unravelling, with France demanding information about reports of persisting attacks on rebel positions.
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Francois Hollande Fails to Form Coalition against ISIS in Moscow
Francois Hollande wants to unite major powers in a single "grand coalition" to fight the militants behind the Paris attacks but Vladimir Putin's air force has mostly hit Western-backed rebels combating Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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France Counters Russian President Putin's Remark on Syria Alliance
France dismissed Russian suggestions today that Syrian government forces and moderate rebels could immediately join in fighting Islamic State militants, saying it would be impossible while President Bashar al-Assad was in power.
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Leaders Meet to Consolidate Ukraine's Fragile Peace
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine meet in Paris today to consolidate a fragile peace in Ukraine, with the conflict overshadowed by President Vladimir Putin's dramatic intervention in the Syrian war.
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Billion Dollar Ivory and Gold Trade Fuelling Democratic Republic of Congo War: UN
Smuggling of ivory, gold and timber worth over a billion dollars a year is fuelling war by funding dozens of rebel groups in Democratic Republic of Congo, a UN report warned today.
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Red Cross Flies First Medical Aid Into Yemen Capital
The Red Cross said it flew an aircraft into Sanaa today, delivering its first medical aid to Yemen's capital since a Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes against Shiite rebels.
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6 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed as Rebel Uprising Marks First Anniversary
At least six Ukrainian servicemen were killed in separatist attacks on Sunday in Ukraine's troubled eastern regions in a grim weekend marking the first anniversary of a rebellion against Kiev's pro-Western rulers.
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Isolated Skirmishes Hamper Ukraine Truce
Ukraine announced the completion of an initial phase of military pullback in east Ukraine today as isolated clashes rattled a shaky truce with pro-Russian rebels and observers warned the country was at a "crossroads".
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Foreign Ministers to Scramble to Salvage Ukraine Peace Deal
Foreign ministers from Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France were set to gather today to try to revive a shaky ceasefire in east Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin ruled out an "apocalyptic scenario" of all-out war.
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Germany, France Demand Crumbling Ukraine Ceasefire be 'Fully Respected'
Germany and France demanded on Friday that a crumbling Ukraine truce be "fully respected" even as pro-Russian rebels celebrated a battlefield victory in a strategic town and exchanged artillery fire elsewhere with government troops.
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France Stayed Out Of Strikes Against Houthis To Avoid "Escalation": Macron
France stayed out of a Britain-US coalition that carried out air strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels who have attacked shipping in the Red Sea as Paris feared an escalation, President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday.
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US Announces 10-Nation Coalition To Combat Yemen's Houthi Attacks In Red Sea
The United States on Monday announced a 10-nation coalition to quell Houthi missile and drone attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea, with Britain, France, Bahrain and Italy among countries joining the "multinational security initiative."
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"Cannot Go Unanswered": French Minister On Houthi Rebels Attacking Ships
Recent attacks against shipping vessels in the Red Sea "cannot go unanswered", France's foreign minister said Sunday during a visit to Israel, following several such operations by Yemen's Houthi rebels.
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Claim By Yemeni Rebels Over Saudi Oil Attacks "Lacks Credibility": France
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Thursday that a claim by Yemeni rebels that they carried out attacks on two Saudi oil facilities "lacks credibility".
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Paris Says Its Missiles Found On Pro-Haftar Base In Libya
The French defence ministry said Wednesday that its missiles had been found on a base used by forces loyal to Libya's Khalifa Haftar, but it denied supplying them to the rebels which would be a breach of a UN arms embargo.
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Syria Ceasefire Task Force Meets, France Wants Answers On Violations
Countries sponsoring the Syria peace process met in Geneva today amid complaints that a new cessation of hostilities deal was quickly unravelling, with France demanding information about reports of persisting attacks on rebel positions.
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Francois Hollande Fails to Form Coalition against ISIS in Moscow
Francois Hollande wants to unite major powers in a single "grand coalition" to fight the militants behind the Paris attacks but Vladimir Putin's air force has mostly hit Western-backed rebels combating Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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France Counters Russian President Putin's Remark on Syria Alliance
France dismissed Russian suggestions today that Syrian government forces and moderate rebels could immediately join in fighting Islamic State militants, saying it would be impossible while President Bashar al-Assad was in power.
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Leaders Meet to Consolidate Ukraine's Fragile Peace
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine meet in Paris today to consolidate a fragile peace in Ukraine, with the conflict overshadowed by President Vladimir Putin's dramatic intervention in the Syrian war.
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Billion Dollar Ivory and Gold Trade Fuelling Democratic Republic of Congo War: UN
Smuggling of ivory, gold and timber worth over a billion dollars a year is fuelling war by funding dozens of rebel groups in Democratic Republic of Congo, a UN report warned today.
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Red Cross Flies First Medical Aid Into Yemen Capital
The Red Cross said it flew an aircraft into Sanaa today, delivering its first medical aid to Yemen's capital since a Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes against Shiite rebels.
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6 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed as Rebel Uprising Marks First Anniversary
At least six Ukrainian servicemen were killed in separatist attacks on Sunday in Ukraine's troubled eastern regions in a grim weekend marking the first anniversary of a rebellion against Kiev's pro-Western rulers.
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Isolated Skirmishes Hamper Ukraine Truce
Ukraine announced the completion of an initial phase of military pullback in east Ukraine today as isolated clashes rattled a shaky truce with pro-Russian rebels and observers warned the country was at a "crossroads".
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Foreign Ministers to Scramble to Salvage Ukraine Peace Deal
Foreign ministers from Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France were set to gather today to try to revive a shaky ceasefire in east Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin ruled out an "apocalyptic scenario" of all-out war.
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Germany, France Demand Crumbling Ukraine Ceasefire be 'Fully Respected'
Germany and France demanded on Friday that a crumbling Ukraine truce be "fully respected" even as pro-Russian rebels celebrated a battlefield victory in a strategic town and exchanged artillery fire elsewhere with government troops.
