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France's Macron Condemns Russia Gun Attack
French President Emmanuel Macron said he "strongly condemns the terrorist attack claimed by the Islamic State" that left at least 40 people dead and more than 100 injured in a Moscow concert hall on Friday, according to the Elysee Palace.
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Global Coalition Against Islamic State "Should Fight Against Hamas": Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron called Tuesday for the international coalition fighting the Islamic State group to be expanded to also fight Hamas after the October 7 attacks on Israel.
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French Aircraft Carrier to Move to Gulf 'in a Few Says': Francois Hollande
The aircraft carrier at the heart of France's campaign of air strikes on Islamic State jihadists will move from the eastern Mediterranean to the Gulf "in a few days", President Francois Hollande told its crew during a visit Friday.
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Francois Hollande Urges Grand Coalition Against Islamic State
French President Francois Hollande told Russia's Vladimir Putin on Thursday world powers must create a "grand coalition" to combat Islamic State militants who control swathes of territory in Syria and Iraq.
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France's President Francois Hollande Heads to Russia Hoping for Syria Breakthrough
France's president heads to Moscow on Thursday to try to win concessions from Russia's Vladimir Putin to fight Islamic State and press on with a political solution in Syria, but diplomats warn that major differences will make a breakthrough difficult.
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Heads of State Confirm Paris Climate Talks Attendance: Source
Heads of state invited to climate talks in Paris starting on November 30 have confirmed they will attend even after the November 13 attacks by Islamic State militants that killed 130 people, a French presidency source said.
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David Cameron to Meet Francois Hollande for Counter-Terror Cooperation
British Prime Minister David Cameron will meet French President Francois Hollande in Paris on Monday to discuss counter-terror cooperation and fight against ISIS in the wake of last week's attacks in the French capital.
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Putin Tells Navy in Mediterranean to Work With French 'as Allies'
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered the Russian navy in the Mediterranean to establish contact with its French counterparts and work together "as allies" in a campaign against the Islamic State group in Syria.
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Francois Hollande to Meet Barack Obama on November 24, Vladimir Putin on November 26
French President Francois Hollande will meet US counterpart Barack Obama in Washington on November 24 and then Russia's Vladimir Putin in Moscow two days later to discuss the fight against the Islamic State group after the Paris attacks, his office said.
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France Strikes ISIS as Global Resolve to Defeat Terrorists Intensifies
French warplanes pounded Islamic State targets and Russia vowed to ramp up its bombing campaign in Syria today as the devastating attacks on Paris galvanised international resolve to destroy the terrorists and end the Syrian war.
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Vowing to Destroy Terrorism, France Seeks Global Coalition Against Islamic State
French President Francois Hollande called on the United States and Russia to join forces to destroy Islamic State in the wake of Friday's attacks across Paris, and announced a wave of measures to combat terror in France.
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Opinion: 'Act of War' is Good Rhetoric, Bad Terror Policy
When French President Francois Hollande said Friday's attacks on Paris were an "act of war," he was following a script set by George W Bush in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. Rhetorically, invoking the language of war to describe a terrorist attack sends a message of seriousness and outrage. But as the United States's post 9/11 wars show, it...
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Paris Attacks: 'Act Of War' Was Work Of 3 Teams, Say Officials
French authorities on Saturday said the horrific rampage of bullets and explosions that left 129 dead in Paris on Friday was carried out by suicide bombers connected to the Islamic State who broke into three groups with a single objective: to kill as many people as possible.
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Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Paris Attacks, French President Calls it 'Act of War'
French President Francois Hollande on Saturday blamed the Islamic State group for the attacks in Paris that left at least 128 dead, calling them an "act of war".
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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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France's Macron Condemns Russia Gun Attack
French President Emmanuel Macron said he "strongly condemns the terrorist attack claimed by the Islamic State" that left at least 40 people dead and more than 100 injured in a Moscow concert hall on Friday, according to the Elysee Palace.
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Global Coalition Against Islamic State "Should Fight Against Hamas": Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron called Tuesday for the international coalition fighting the Islamic State group to be expanded to also fight Hamas after the October 7 attacks on Israel.
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French Aircraft Carrier to Move to Gulf 'in a Few Says': Francois Hollande
The aircraft carrier at the heart of France's campaign of air strikes on Islamic State jihadists will move from the eastern Mediterranean to the Gulf "in a few days", President Francois Hollande told its crew during a visit Friday.
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Francois Hollande Urges Grand Coalition Against Islamic State
French President Francois Hollande told Russia's Vladimir Putin on Thursday world powers must create a "grand coalition" to combat Islamic State militants who control swathes of territory in Syria and Iraq.
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France's President Francois Hollande Heads to Russia Hoping for Syria Breakthrough
France's president heads to Moscow on Thursday to try to win concessions from Russia's Vladimir Putin to fight Islamic State and press on with a political solution in Syria, but diplomats warn that major differences will make a breakthrough difficult.
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Heads of State Confirm Paris Climate Talks Attendance: Source
Heads of state invited to climate talks in Paris starting on November 30 have confirmed they will attend even after the November 13 attacks by Islamic State militants that killed 130 people, a French presidency source said.
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David Cameron to Meet Francois Hollande for Counter-Terror Cooperation
British Prime Minister David Cameron will meet French President Francois Hollande in Paris on Monday to discuss counter-terror cooperation and fight against ISIS in the wake of last week's attacks in the French capital.
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Putin Tells Navy in Mediterranean to Work With French 'as Allies'
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered the Russian navy in the Mediterranean to establish contact with its French counterparts and work together "as allies" in a campaign against the Islamic State group in Syria.
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Francois Hollande to Meet Barack Obama on November 24, Vladimir Putin on November 26
French President Francois Hollande will meet US counterpart Barack Obama in Washington on November 24 and then Russia's Vladimir Putin in Moscow two days later to discuss the fight against the Islamic State group after the Paris attacks, his office said.
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France Strikes ISIS as Global Resolve to Defeat Terrorists Intensifies
French warplanes pounded Islamic State targets and Russia vowed to ramp up its bombing campaign in Syria today as the devastating attacks on Paris galvanised international resolve to destroy the terrorists and end the Syrian war.
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Vowing to Destroy Terrorism, France Seeks Global Coalition Against Islamic State
French President Francois Hollande called on the United States and Russia to join forces to destroy Islamic State in the wake of Friday's attacks across Paris, and announced a wave of measures to combat terror in France.
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Opinion: 'Act of War' is Good Rhetoric, Bad Terror Policy
When French President Francois Hollande said Friday's attacks on Paris were an "act of war," he was following a script set by George W Bush in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. Rhetorically, invoking the language of war to describe a terrorist attack sends a message of seriousness and outrage. But as the United States's post 9/11 wars show, it...
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Paris Attacks: 'Act Of War' Was Work Of 3 Teams, Say Officials
French authorities on Saturday said the horrific rampage of bullets and explosions that left 129 dead in Paris on Friday was carried out by suicide bombers connected to the Islamic State who broke into three groups with a single objective: to kill as many people as possible.
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Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Paris Attacks, French President Calls it 'Act of War'
French President Francois Hollande on Saturday blamed the Islamic State group for the attacks in Paris that left at least 128 dead, calling them an "act of war".
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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.
