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French foreign minister Barrot to discuss war in Middle East during Israel visit

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot is due in Israel on Friday to discuss the conflict in the Middle East and ways to de-escalate the fighting that has engulfed the region since Israeli and American forces struck targets in Iran on 28 February.

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French FM says bilateral relations with CAR back on track

Relations between France and the Central African Republic (CAR) have been restored, the French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said as he wrapped up a two-day visit to Bangui on Friday.

Radio France Internationale

French FM begins Central African visit as relations with Bangui warm

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has begun a two-day visit to the Central African Republic, the first time France has sent its top diplomat to the country in more than seven years. It signals a thaw in relations between Paris and Bangui after a period of tension.

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France triples emergency aid to Lebanon as more than 700,000 displaced

France will send 60 tonnes of aid to Lebanon this week, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Wednesday, announcing an increased relief shipment as the country faces growing humanitarian needs.

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Fears grow for French aid worker arrested in Central African Republic

Authorities in the Central African Republic announced on Tuesday the arrest of a French aid worker employed by the charity Doctors Without Borders, accused of “threatening security”. The arrest comes days ahead of a visit to the country by the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Noël Barrot.

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Europe is ‘unknown variable’ in US-China rivalry, Barrot says, urging EU to overcome ‘deep doubt'

The French foreign minister said there is "little time left" for Europe to shake off the "deep doubt" it's being plagued with and ensure it can do more than simply "endure".

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France to facilitate the evacuation of 'vulnerable' nationals from Middle East

400,000 French nationals are in countries across the Gulf affected by the Iran war, according to French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.

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France prepares Middle East evacuations and deploys jets to UAE

France is preparing charter flights to evacuate its nationals from the Middle East as violence spreads across the region after Israeli and US air strikes on Iran, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Tuesday. He added that French diplomatic and military teams were fully mobilised and, at this stage, no…

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France backs Gulf states as Iran launches fresh wave of missile strikes

France has said it is "ready to help" defend Gulf nations and Jordan against Iran, signalling a firm commitment to regional allies as tensions spiral following a wave of missile and drone attacks.

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France bars Trump’s ambassador from official meetings, but the real diplomatic mess is even worse

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US ambassador to France defuses diplomatic squabble with Paris over killing of student

The U.S. ambassador to France has reached out to defuse a new diplomatic spat after skipping a French summons over U.S. comments on French politics

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US ambassador to France barred from government access after failing to show up for summons

France's Foreign Ministry had summoned US Ambassador Charles Kushner to explain comments made by the Trump administration about the killed far-right activist Quentin Deranque.

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US ambassador to France vows not to interfere in its domestic affairs

Charles Kushner, father of president’s son-in-law Jared, failed to show up to meeting to explain US comments relating to death of far-right activist

The Guardian - UK

Exclusive: European Parliament rejects minute of silence for killed French far-right activist

The death of Quentin Deranque has provoked intense political reactions in France and abroad, only weeks before local elections in which both the far left and the far right are expected to make substantial gains.

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EU diplomats to meet Board of Peace director over Gaza's future

The European Union’s top diplomats are meeting with the director of the Board of Peace in Brussels

The Guardian - UK

France to summon US ambassador over comments on far-right activist’s death

Official US social media accounts posted about rise of ‘violent radical leftism’ after killing of Quentin Deranque

Euronews

Newsletter: France lashes out at Commissioner Šuica's Board of Peace meeting

Also in this newsletter: The EU mediates amid Hungary and Slovakia’s energy standoff with Ukraine, and the French far right asks the European Parliament to mark death of activist Quentin Deranque.

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Did the UN's Francesca Albanese really call Israel 'the enemy of humanity'?

Last week, France, Germany and others called for the resignation of Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, over an alleged anti-semitic comment about Israel. Her supporters say the claim is based on misinformation.

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Suspected Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker released after paying huge fine

French authorities have released a tanker they suspect is part of Russia's sanctioned shadow fleet

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New toxin findings in Navalny death deepen Europe’s accusations against Kremlin

France and its European partners say new scientific evidence shows Kremlin critic and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny was killed with a rare toxin, intensifying accusations against the Kremlin and calls for accountability.

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French former minister Jack Lang offers to resign from Arab World Institute amid Epstein probe

Jack Lang, the former French culture minister, has offered to resign as president of the Arab World Institute (IMA) following the launch of a financial crimes investigation into his alleged links with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The Independent UK

France urges Iran-backed groups to show restraint if US-Iran tensions escalate

France's foreign minister is urging Iran-backed groups in the Middle East to show restraint if tensions escalate between Iran and the U.S. He made the remarks in Beirut on Friday after visiting Syria and Iraq

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EU agrees to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist group

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran will be added to the European Union's terrorism blacklist, foreign affairs ministers decided on Thursday.

The Times of India

Should Iran Guards be on 'terrorist list'? EU to decide as toll crosses 6,000

The EU is poised to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist group, aligning it with entities like al-Qaeda. This move follows international outcry over Tehran's violent crackdown on protests, which activists claim has killed thousands. The decision, requiring unanimous member state backing, signifies a strong condemnation and could impose further…

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‘No, dear Mark Rutte’: France fires back at NATO chief after he told Europe it can’t survive without America

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