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France: Macron to abandon plans for official first lady
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Russia to reduce reliance on US dollar & payment systems in response to sanctions
The Russian government will intensify efforts to cut the country’s dependence on US payment systems and the dollar as a settling currency, said Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on Monday, as quoted by RIA Novosti.
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Spain will not use Brexit to retake Gibraltar – Spanish foreign minister
Spain will not exploit Brexit talks to win back sovereignty over Gibraltar, its foreign minister said on Sunday.
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Moscow court shooting: Gang suspects killed in escape bid
Three defendants have been killed in a court in the Russian capital, Moscow, after they tried to take the arms from officers in an attempt to escape, officials say.
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Russia sanctions: EU vows to retaliate over US measures
The European Union has expressed concern about US plans to impose fresh sanctions on Russia, amid concern they could hurt energy companies.
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Macron names François Lecointre new armed forces chief
General François Lecointre was appointed France’s new military chief Wednesday. The 55-year-old career military officer will replace General Pierre de Villiers, who resigned after a row over budget cuts with President Emmanuel Macron.
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Memorial forest unveiled on third anniversary of MH17 crash
Three years after a missile shot down a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over Ukraine, killing all 298 passengers on board, families and loved ones attended the unveiling of a “living memorial” in honour of their loved ones.
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Justice elusive 3 years from MH17 crash in east Ukraine
Relatives still await justice for downing of Malaysia Airlines civilian flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine three years ago
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Leaked UK memo accuses Paris of wanting to sink City of London
France is pushing for a hard Brexit in a bid to weaken the City of London, the British finance sector's EU frontman warned in a leaked report published on Sunday.
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Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris
WITH major differences between them, President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron have met in Paris to focus on issues where they think they can take US-French relations forward.
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'France is no longer France': Trump meets Macron to seek common ground
Despite Macron’s desire to stand near Trump at the G20 family photo in Hamburg last week, as he pushed his way through the world leaders to take the place beside the US president, he has repeatedly criticized Trump’s recent decision to pull out of the Paris agreement on climate change.
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Ukraine Keen To Begin NATO Entry Process, Russia worried
Ukraine’s entry in NATO would not be a mean feat
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G20 ‘family photo’ underscores key policy differences in new world order
IT IS an annual tradition renowned for throwing up spectacularly awkward moments — and this year is no exception.
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Macron seeks to cut number of France MPs by a third
French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed a radical overhaul of the country's government.
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Theresa May strikes $1.7bn deal for DUP support
BRITISH Prime Minister Theresa May has struck a deal to prop up her minority government by agreeing to STG1 billion ($A1.7 billion) in extra funding for Northern Ireland in return for the support of the province’s biggest Protestant party.
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Prince Philip health scare: Duke of Edinburgh rushed to hospital ‘with an infection’
THE Duke of Edinburgh, 96, has been taken to hospital for treatment of an infection from a “pre-existing condition”.
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Explosion at Brussels train station: One suspect reportedly shot
A SMALL explosion has rocked Brussels Central Station after a suspected suicide bomber detonated a bomb belt, sending terrified passengers fleeing.
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Death toll from London blaze rises to 30 with dozens still missing
At least 30 people have been confirmed killed and dozens more are feared dead in the London tower block fire, police said on Friday, as firefighters continued searching for bodies amid outrage over the use of cladding blamed for spreading the flames.
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6 confirmed dead in London tower inferno, figure ‘likely to rise’ – police
Six people have been confirmed dead in the massive fire which engulfed Grenfell Tower in west London overnight.
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EU door 'still open', France's Macron tells UK's May
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that the door of the European Union remains open to the United Kingdom as long as negotiations for Britain to leave the EU are not concluded.
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