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Sep- 2019 -19 SeptemberEurope
Belgian F-16 crashes in France, leaving pilot stranded from power line
A Belgian air force F-16 fighter jet crashed in the Morbihan region of western France, with both pilots ejecting but one parachute tangled in a power line
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3 SeptemberMiddle East
UN details Yemen war crimes, warns US, UK, France, Iran of complicity
A UN investigation into Yemen's devastating civil war found that multiple sides have repeatedly engaged in possible war crimes
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Aug- 2019 -12 AugustMiddle East
UN special rapporteur calls on France to repatriate citizens sentenced to death in Iraq
A UN special rapporteur called on the French government to repatriate and try seven French nationals sentenced to death in Iraq
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12 AugustEurope
Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam charged over Brussels bombings
Salah Abdeslam, the sole surviving suspect in the November 2015 Paris attacks, was charged in connection with the Brussels bombings months later
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Jul- 2019 -25 JulySpace
France will develop ‘powerful’ anti-satellite laser weapons, Parly says
France plans to develop anti-satellite laser weapons, defense minister Parly said, laying out ambitions to close the gap on rivals in space
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22 JulyAfrica
Suicide car bomb targets French military base in Gao, Mali
An apparent suicide car bomb exploded at the entrance to a French military base in the central Mali town of Gao
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19 JulyAfrica
Mali: ‘Terrorists’ killed in French airstrike near Niger border
Aircraft attached to the France-led Operation Barkhane in the Sahel struck "terrorists" in Mali near the border with Niger, killing nine, the armed forces said
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12 JulyEurope
France launches new Suffren nuclear-powered attack submarine
French President Emmanuel Macron launched the first of a new fleet of Suffren nuclear-powered attack submarines
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10 JulyAfrica
France denies supplying Javelin missiles found at Libya rebel base
The French defense ministry said 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
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8 JulyAfrica
UK extends helicopter deployment to France-led Operation Barkhane in the Sahel
The British military deployment to the France-led counter-terrorism Operation Barkhane in the Sahel region will be extended, UK Prime Minister Theresa May said
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