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FRANCE

Arrests made amid no letup in France unrest

French police arrest eight people demonstrating against police brutality in the northern city of Rouen.

9 YEARS AGO

FOREIGN POLICY

US senators unveil bill targeting Iran aviation

Republican US senators introduce a bill to impose fresh sanctions on Iran’s commercial airlines.

9 YEARS AGO

Pro-Russia leader threatens to expel Ukraine troops

Alexander Zakharchenko says pro-independence fighters intend to liberate “occupied territories" in the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces through political means.

9 YEARS AGO

SYRIA

Russia jets pound Daesh positions in Raqqah

Russia says its warplanes have successfully hit positions held by the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group in Syria’s northern province of Raqqah.

9 YEARS AGO

POLITICS

EU, IAEA reaffirm commitment to Iran deal

The EU and and the United Nations nuclear agency reaffirmed their support for the Iran deal in a recent joint statement.

9 YEARS AGO

POLITICS

Crisis fears as Trump looks for security adviser

The sense of limbo is triggering anxiety among lawmakers and foreign policy experts.

9 YEARS AGO

Libya marks 6th anniversary of revolution

People took to the streets of capital Tripoli and other major cities on Friday to mark the sixth anniversary of the 2011 uprising, which saw the overthrow and death of their ruler.

9 YEARS AGO

SOCIETY

Areas in Iran in grip of inclement weather

Blizzard, snow drifts, and flooding have besieged cities in several Iranian provinces, while cutting off access to many villages in other areas.

9 YEARS AGO

GERMANY

Germany bans US-made doll as 'spying device'

The Federal Network Agency (FNA) has classified the “My Friend Cayla” doll, manufactured by the US company Genesis Toys, as an “illegal espionage apparatus".

9 YEARS AGO