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August 2024 - France Special Weapons News
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- PM meeting with President Macron of France: 29 August 2024 Gov.UK 29 Aug 2024
- Macron Hails Fighter Jet Deal Signed By Serbia As Historically Significant RFE/RL 29 Aug 2024 -- French President Emmanuel Macron began a landmark state visit to Serbia on August 29 with the signing of an agreement on the purchase of 12 Rafale multipurpose fighter jets, which he said represented a shift toward Europe.
- Macron Defends Giving French Citizenship To Indicted Telegram CEO Durov RFE/RL 29 Aug 2024 -- French President Emmanuel Macron said on August 29 that he stands fully behind the decision to grant citizenship to Pavel Durov, a day after the Telegram co-founder and CEO was indicted in Paris on charges of failing to control illegal content on the popular messaging app.
- Alleging illegal content, France charges Telegram boss; Russia gives warning VOA 29 Aug 2024 -- Russia on Thursday warned France not to turn the investigation of Pavel Durov, the boss of Telegram, into a "political persecution" after the billionaire 39-year-old CEO was put under formal investigation relating to activities on his social media platform.
- Macron's Visit To Serbia Important For Its European Journey, Head Of EU Delegation Says RFE/RL 28 Aug 2024 -- It is "positive news" that French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Serbia, said the head of the Delegation of the European Union, Emanuele Giaufret, in Belgrade on August 28, assessing the visit as an important step in Serbia's path to the European Union.
- Russia-French ties hit rock bottom following Telegram CEO's arrest: Moscow Press TV 28 Aug 2024 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the country's relations with France have reached their lowest level since Paris's arrest without charge of the Telegram messaging application's CEO.
- Head Of Telegram Messaging App Indicted In France, Barred From Leaving Country RFE/RL 28 Aug 2024 -- Telegram chief Pavel Durov has been indicted on charges of failing to curb extremist and illegal content on the popular messaging app and placed under judicial supervision, the Paris prosecutor's office said on August 28.
- Durov Hit With Six Charges, Barred From Leaving France - Paris Prosecutor's Office Sputnik 28 Aug 2024 -- Telegram founder Pavel Durov has been hit with six charges, including allegedly administering online platform in order to commit illegal transactions and drug trafficking, the Paris Prosecutors's Office said on Wednesday.
- Telegram CEO's Detention In France Extended As Moscow Cries Foul RFE/RL 27 Aug 2024 -- The detention of Pavel Durov, the Russian-born co-founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, has been extended by a French investigative judge until August 28 as Moscow expressed outrage over what it said appeared to be "a direct attempt to restrict freedom of communication."
- Explainer: The Dark Side Of Telegram RFE/RL 26 Aug 2024 -- When protests erupted in Belarus in 2020 after a rigged presidential election, activists turned to Telegram to coordinate action, evading the watch of the authorities in Alyaksandr Lukashenka's repressive society and highlighting the good the messaging app could do.
- French President Says Arrest Of Telegram CEO Was Not A Political Decision RFE/RL 26 Aug 2024 -- French President Emmanuel Macron said on August 26 that the arrest of Pavel Durov, the Russian-born co-founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was not political.
- Macron Says Telegram CEO Arrest in France Not Political Decision Sputnik 26 Aug 2024 -- The arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov in France is not a political decision, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday.
- French Polynesia warns France to 'change direction' on Pacific decolonization Radio Free Asia 26 Aug 2024 -- French Polynesia's president has urged France to change its diplomatic approach towards territories in the Pacific amid growing frustration about the way it has handled months of turmoil in New Caledonia.
- Pavel Durov, Billionaire Founder Of Telegram App, Detained In France, Company Says RFE/RL 25 Aug 2024 -- Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was detained at the Bourget airport outside Paris and was scheduled to appear in court late on August 25 or 26, French media reported, citing unnamed sources.
- Telegram CEO arrested at French airport IRNA 25 Aug 2024 -- Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram has been arrested at Paris Le Bourget Airport for allegedly enabling criminal activity with his encrypted messaging app, French media reported.
- French Air Force general opens new Army training facility for NATO Soldiers at Navy base in U.S. Army News 23 Aug 2024 -- Supreme Allied Commander Transformation French Air Force Gen. Philippe Lavigne opened a new Army Combat Fitness Test facility at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads during a ribbon cutting ceremony here Aug. 22.
- It's never too late for peace in the Middle East - we must break the cycle of violence UK FCDO 18 Aug 2024 -- David Lammy and Stéphane Séjourné write for The Observer on how a ceasefire could enable progress towards a two-state solution - the only long-term route to safety and security.
- Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy UK FCDO 17 Aug 2024 -- A joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy following an update on Israel-Gaza ceasefire negotiations.
- Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of France and the United Kingdom UK FCDO 16 Aug 2024 -- The Foreign Ministers of France and the United Kingdom gave a statement following their joint ministerial visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
- U.S., France Naval Forces Conduct Bilateral Operations in Indo-Pacific US Navy 15 Aug 2024 -- The U.S. Navy and French Navy joined forces to conduct bilateral operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 13.
- Joint Statement from the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy on the Middle East The White House 12 Aug 2024
- Joint statement on the Middle East: 12 August 2024 UK FCDO 12 Aug 2024 -- Joint Statement from the Leaders of France, Germany and the United Kingdom on the Middle East
- Germany, France, Britain call for Gaza cease-fire; Israel prepares for attack VOA 12 Aug 2024 -- Germany, France and Britain called early Monday for a Gaza cease-fire while Israel braced for a large-scale attack.
- Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a question from TASS news agency on the interview by the Ambassador of France to Russia Pierre Levy with the Russian media Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Aug 2024
- G7 Foreign Ministers' statement on the situation in the Middle East UK FCDO 04 Aug 2024 -- The foreign ministers of G7 countries issued a joint statement on the situation in the middle east.
- Secretary Blinken's Call with the G7 Foreign Ministers US Dept. of State 04 Aug 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Call with French Foreign Minister Séjourné US Dept. of State 03 Aug 2024
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