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France To Evacuate Citizens From Niger "Very Soon": Embassy
France will "very soon" start to evacuate its nationals from Niger, where a coup last week has unleashed anti-French protests, Paris's embassy in Niamey said Tuesday.
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6 Found Guilty Of Murder At Brussels 2016 Attack Trial
A Brussels court on Tuesday convicted French citizen Salah Abdeslam and Belgian-Moroccan Mohamed Abrini for 2016 jihadist bombings in the Belgian capital that killed 32 people, after the country's largest-ever criminal trial.
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Afghanistan Overshadows Iraq Summit As France's Macron Warns Against IS
The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan overshadowed a summit in Iraq Saturday attended by key regional leaders, with French President Emmanuel Macron warning of the threat Islamic State group jihadists pose.
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French Journalist Kidnapped By Jihadists In Mali Appears In Video
A French journalist, in a video circulating on social media Wednesday, said he had been kidnapped in Mali in early April by a jihadist group with links to Al-Qaeda.
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Over 50 Qaeda-Linked Terrorists Killed In French Airstrikes In Mali
The French government said Monday its forces had killed more than 50 jihadists aligned to Al-Qaeda in air strikes in central Mali.
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French Politician Arrested For Tweet Celebrating Policeman's Death
A left-wing French politician has been arrested over a tweet apparently celebrating the death of a policeman who was hailed a hero after he took the place of a hostage and was killed by a jihadist gunman.
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2013 France Media Attacker Abdelhakim Dekhar Jailed For 25 Years
A French court has sentenced a man who wounded a photographer in a shooting in 2013 to 25 years behind bars, in a case that predated the string of jihadist attacks that has since struck the country.
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Removing Bashar Al-Assad No Longer Priority In Syria: Emmanuel Macron
France no longer sees the departure of President Bashar al-Assad as a priority in the Syrian conflict, President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday, making the policy official for the first time.The new French leader said instead that fighting jihadists such as the Islamic State group had to be the international community's number one goal in a conflict...
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France On Edge As Presidential Vote Looms
France was on edge Saturday on the eve of its most unpredictable presidential election in decades, which will take place under heightened security after the jihadist killing of a policeman.
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Turkey Police Arrest Frenchman Over January 1 Attack: Report
Turkish police have arrested a French citizen of Turkish origin suspected of helping plan a New Year attack in Istanbul claimed by jihadists, Dogan news agency reported on Tuesday.
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France's Charlie Hebdo To Launch German Edition
The French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, target of a jihadist massacre in January 2015, will launch a German edition on December 1, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
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French President Urges Vigilance Over Jihadists Returning From Iraq
French President Francois Hollande called Tuesday on the US-led coalition backing the offensive against the ISIS group in Mosul to prepare for the aftermath of the city's fall, including returning jihadists.
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Pope Speeds Path To Sainthood For Slain French Priest
Pope Francis has agreed to speed up the path to sainthood for French Catholic priest Jacques Hamel, murdered by two teenaged jihadists in July, Vatican sources said Sunday.
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Two Teenage Girls Held In France Over 'Terror Plot'
Two teenage girls from the French city of Nice are being held on suspicion of planning an attack directed by a notorious Syria-based French jihadist, a source close to the investigation said Sunday.
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8 Arrested Over Links To Nice Truck Attacker
French police today arrested eight associates of the jihadist who killed 86 people when he ploughed his truck into a Bastille Day crowd in Nice, an investigation source said.
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France To Evacuate Citizens From Niger "Very Soon": Embassy
France will "very soon" start to evacuate its nationals from Niger, where a coup last week has unleashed anti-French protests, Paris's embassy in Niamey said Tuesday.
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6 Found Guilty Of Murder At Brussels 2016 Attack Trial
A Brussels court on Tuesday convicted French citizen Salah Abdeslam and Belgian-Moroccan Mohamed Abrini for 2016 jihadist bombings in the Belgian capital that killed 32 people, after the country's largest-ever criminal trial.
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Afghanistan Overshadows Iraq Summit As France's Macron Warns Against IS
The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan overshadowed a summit in Iraq Saturday attended by key regional leaders, with French President Emmanuel Macron warning of the threat Islamic State group jihadists pose.
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French Journalist Kidnapped By Jihadists In Mali Appears In Video
A French journalist, in a video circulating on social media Wednesday, said he had been kidnapped in Mali in early April by a jihadist group with links to Al-Qaeda.
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Over 50 Qaeda-Linked Terrorists Killed In French Airstrikes In Mali
The French government said Monday its forces had killed more than 50 jihadists aligned to Al-Qaeda in air strikes in central Mali.
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French Politician Arrested For Tweet Celebrating Policeman's Death
A left-wing French politician has been arrested over a tweet apparently celebrating the death of a policeman who was hailed a hero after he took the place of a hostage and was killed by a jihadist gunman.
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2013 France Media Attacker Abdelhakim Dekhar Jailed For 25 Years
A French court has sentenced a man who wounded a photographer in a shooting in 2013 to 25 years behind bars, in a case that predated the string of jihadist attacks that has since struck the country.
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Removing Bashar Al-Assad No Longer Priority In Syria: Emmanuel Macron
France no longer sees the departure of President Bashar al-Assad as a priority in the Syrian conflict, President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday, making the policy official for the first time.The new French leader said instead that fighting jihadists such as the Islamic State group had to be the international community's number one goal in a conflict...
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France On Edge As Presidential Vote Looms
France was on edge Saturday on the eve of its most unpredictable presidential election in decades, which will take place under heightened security after the jihadist killing of a policeman.
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Turkey Police Arrest Frenchman Over January 1 Attack: Report
Turkish police have arrested a French citizen of Turkish origin suspected of helping plan a New Year attack in Istanbul claimed by jihadists, Dogan news agency reported on Tuesday.
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France's Charlie Hebdo To Launch German Edition
The French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, target of a jihadist massacre in January 2015, will launch a German edition on December 1, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
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French President Urges Vigilance Over Jihadists Returning From Iraq
French President Francois Hollande called Tuesday on the US-led coalition backing the offensive against the ISIS group in Mosul to prepare for the aftermath of the city's fall, including returning jihadists.
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Pope Speeds Path To Sainthood For Slain French Priest
Pope Francis has agreed to speed up the path to sainthood for French Catholic priest Jacques Hamel, murdered by two teenaged jihadists in July, Vatican sources said Sunday.
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Two Teenage Girls Held In France Over 'Terror Plot'
Two teenage girls from the French city of Nice are being held on suspicion of planning an attack directed by a notorious Syria-based French jihadist, a source close to the investigation said Sunday.
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8 Arrested Over Links To Nice Truck Attacker
French police today arrested eight associates of the jihadist who killed 86 people when he ploughed his truck into a Bastille Day crowd in Nice, an investigation source said.
