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July 2024 - France Special Weapons News
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- G7 foreign ministers' statement on Venezuela Canada 31 Jul 2024 -- "We, the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, express our solidarity with the people of Venezuela, who peacefully exercised their right to vote in large numbers on July 28 to shape the future of their country."
- Moscow Court Extends Pretrial Detention Of French National Accused Of Spying RFE/RL 31 Jul 2024 -- Russian state news media reported on July 31 that the Zamoskvorechye district court in Moscow extended the pretrial detention of French researcher Laurent Vinatier, who Russian investigators have said pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining information about the Russian military.
- Algeria recalls its envoy after France backs Moroccan claim in W. Sahara Press TV 30 Jul 2024 -- Algeria has withdrawn its ambassador from France after Paris sided with Morocco in Rabat's claim in the two neighboring African countries' decades-long territorial dispute over Western Sahara.
- France joins international calls for ceasefire in Gaza amid criticism at Olympics Press TV 26 Jul 2024 -- The international chorus of calls for an end to the Gaza genocidal war has gathered more voices, with, French President Emmanuel Macron demanding an "immediate ceasefire" in war-torn Gaza in a meeting with Israeli president Isaac Herzog in Paris.
- Travel chaos in Paris as rail network targeted by 'malicious acts' ahead of Olympics Press TV 26 Jul 2024 -- French train operator SNCF has announced that the nation's high-speed rail network has been targeted by "malicious acts," including arson attacks, causing significant disruptions just before the start of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
- 3 Bulgarians Arrested In Vandalism Of Holocaust Memorial In Paris RFE/RL 26 Jul 2024 -- Three Bulgarian citizens have been detained on suspicion of vandalizing the Holocaust Memorial in Paris in May, the State Agency for National Security (DANS) said on July 26.
- Vienna Mechanism on treatment of prisoners by Belarus: Joint Statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 26 Jul 2024 -- UK and others regret Belarus' lack of response to the Vienna Mechanism of July 2024 on prison conditions and call for immediate humanitarian release of political prisoners in Belarus.
- US Navy, Marines Participate in Trilateral Exercise PEGASE US Navy 22 Jul 2024 -- U.S. Navy aircraft, alongside aircraft from the Japanese Air Self Defense Force, rejoined the French PEGASE mission for an aerial interaction focused on interoperability between a wide array of aircraft across both joint and combined forces, July 19.
- Eielson AFB hosts Arctic Defender 24 US Air Force 19 Jul 2024 -- Over 500 personnel from the U.S., German, French, Spanish and Canadian air forces as well as the U.S. Marine Corps participated in Arctic Defender 24 at Eielson Air Force Base, July 8-18.
- United Kingdom - France joint press statement. Élysée - President of France 18 Jul 2024 -- The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the President of the French Republic met today at Blenheim Palace.
- Macron accepts PM's resignation, asks him to stay as caretaker People's Daily 18 Jul 2024 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's resignation, but asked him to stay as the head of a caretaker cabinet until the formation of a new administration, the French presidential office said Tuesday.
- French President Macron accepts PM Attal's resignation People's Daily 17 Jul 2024 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's resignation, but asked him to stay as the head of a caretaker government until the establishment of a new administration, French presidential office announced on Tuesday.
- New Caledonia Independence Supporters Demand Withdrawal of French Police Sputnik 17 Jul 2024 -- The independence movement in France's overseas territory of New Caledonia is demanding the withdrawal of 3,500 police officers, gendarmes and soldiers sent by Paris in May to control unrest, the movement's leader, Laurie Humuni, said on Wednesday.
- Slovenian and French ministries of defence sign a letter of intent on the procurement of Caesar and Mistral systems Republic of Slovenia 12 Jul 2024 -- The State Secretary at the Ministry of Defence, Dr Damir Črnčec, and the National Armaments Director at the Ministry of Defence of the French Republic, General Gaël Diaz de Tuesta, have signed a Letter of Intent on the European joint procurement of Caesar artillery and Mistral air defence systems (hereinafter referred to as the "Letter of Intent").
- G7 foreign ministers' statement on situation in West Bank Canada 11 Jul 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with G7 Foreign Ministers and the High Representative of the EU US Dept. of State 11 Jul 2024
- France's Macron seeks to break political deadlock after fragmented vote VOA 10 Jul 2024 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has asked parliament to negotiate a broad coalition of the country's "republican institutions." He is hoping to end a deadlock after an inconclusive snap election.
- New Caledonia elects pro-independence candidate to French national assembly Radio Free Asia 09 Jul 2024 -- New Caledonia elected a pro-independence candidate to France's national assembly for the first time in nearly four decades, another setback for French loyalists as unrest continues in the Pacific island territory despite substantial security reinforcements.
- Far-Right National Front Falls Short In Elections, But France Remains Polarized RFE/RL 08 Jul 2024 -- The National Rally (RN) failed not only to secure an outright majority in the second round of parliamentary voting in France on July 7 but finished third, contrary to predictions that the far-right party was on the cusp of snatching power, given its strong showing in the first round of voting.
- French Election Results: Nobody Saw It Coming, But It's Not Over Yet RFE/RL 07 Jul 2024 -- It's fair to say no one saw this one coming.
- Russia Adds French Businessman Philippe Delpal To Its Wanted List RFE/RL 03 Jul 2024 -- Russia's Interior Ministry on July 3 added French businessman Philippe Delpal, a former senior executive in the Baring Vostok investment group, to its wanted list on unspecified charges.
- Prosecutors ask France's highest court to resolve Assad warrant VOA 02 Jul 2024 -- French prosecutors on Tuesday asked the Court of Cassation, the highest court in France, to weigh in on the validity of an international arrest warrant against Syrian President Bashar Assad.
- Is France's Far-Right Victory A Turning Point For Europe? RFE/RL 01 Jul 2024 -- France's far-right National Rally (RN) party, led by Marine Le Pen, has secured a clear victory in the first round of parliamentary elections. If the party wins an absolute majority in the July 7 runoff, France would have a far-right government for the first time since World War II.
- Macron's a mess: Far right leads France parl. election in blow to president Press TV 01 Jul 2024 -- France's far-right National Rally (RN) has taken the lead in the first round of parliamentary elections, in a blow to President Emmanuel Macron whose alliance came third.
- France's left, center urge alliance against far-right ahead of legislative runoff VOA 01 Jul 2024 -- France's far-right has never been closer to power after winning the first round of snap legislative elections Sunday. It's a stunning result that could see the far-right taking control of the government — and a far-right prime minister ahead of the Paris Olympics — if it wins big in the second round runoff July 7.
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