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France intercepts international communications

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France’s external intelligence agency has been intercepting international communications for the last couple of years, a new investigation reveals. The findings of a weeks-long investigation carried out by the French daily Le Nouvel Observateur, published on Wednesday, show that France’s Directorate-General for External Security, known by its French acronym DGSE, has been spying on the... 

UK to send fence to France to halt illegal migrants

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Britain is reportedly set to build a 2-mile fence at the Channel Tunnel to stop migrants from boarding UK-bound trains. Home Secretary Theresa May has said she wanted to send a “very clear message” that people will not be able to get through to the UK through this, the Daily Mail reported. She said, “We are working very closely with the French authorities on this issue. We have been doing a... 

Scores dead after France, Tunisia & Kuwait hit by Islamic State terrorist attacks

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Three fatal terrorist attacks on three continents within hours of each other have left officials fearful that a coordinated campaign of terror is underway, following last week’s calls for “a month of disasters for infidels” by Islamic State. On Friday morning, at least one individual drove a car into a gas processing plant outside the industrial city of Lyon in France. The perpetrator beheaded... 

French taxi drivers clash with police in strike against Uber

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Travelers, whose cars were blocked in traffic, walk along a freeway with their baggage while trying to get to Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris, France, on June 25, 2015. Hundreds of French taxi drivers have set tires ablaze, blocked traffic across the country and clashed with police, declaring an indefinite strike to protest the US online ride-sharing service, UberPOP. On Thursday, roads around... 

NSA surveillance targeted 3 French presidents: WikiLeaks

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The US National Security Agency (NSA) spied on the last three presidents of France from 2006 until 2012, according to newly released documents from the WikiLeaks whistleblower website. The NSA wiretapped former French presidents Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy as well the current leader Francois Hollande, WikiLeaks said in a press statement published on Tuesday, citing top secret intelligence reports... 

Thousands march in Paris to support Greece, condemn EU

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Historically, no country has pushed for a united Europe more than France, but the idea has usually referred to the will of the French elite rather than the average citizens. As Greece is trying to settle a debt deal with international lenders, solidarity feeling with the Greek people is running high among the French who share the same frustrations and resentments towards the European Union. Source  Read More »

French Minister Asks Stores to Stop Selling Monsanto's Round Up

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French Environment and Energy Minister Ségolène Royal is sending a clear message to Monsanto – biotech maker responsible for Round Up chemicals, and the target of a class action lawsuit in California, soon to be the taken to the US Federal Court. Royal made the pronouncement this past Sunday that the weed killer Round Up should not be sold in garden shops since it is potentially harmful to human... 

Moscow Furious After Both Belgium And France Freeze Russian State Assets

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Russia has summoned the Belgian ambassador to Moscow and threatened to “respond in kind” after bailiffs instructed nearly 50 Belgian companies to disclose Russian state assets, a move which reportedly sets the stage for the seizure of Russian property in connection with the disputed $50 billion Yukos verdict. Essentially, Russia was required to submit a plan for a €1.6 billion payment pursuant... 

$14.3 trillion wasted on war in 2014

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The cost of global war in the year 2014 reached $14.3 trillion, or 13.4 percent of the global gross domestic product, a report by the Institute for Economics and Peace says. Last year, the cost of global conflict equaled the combined economies of Britain, Germany, France, Brazil, Canada, and Spain, according to a recent report by the Australia-based group. The statistics mark a 15.3-percent spike... 

Rioting Migrants Attempt to Hijack French Trucks Heading for UK

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Shocking footage filmed in the French port town of Calais shows desperate migrants attempting to break into delivery trucks heading to the United Kingdom in another illustration of how the country’s generous welfare system acts as a beacon for illegal aliens. The clip shows huge gangs of migrants roaming around on a highway attempting to attack vehicles. Police or immigration authorities are nowhere... 

Dozens detained as French police evict migrant camp in Paris

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Nearly 100 people have been arrested after police moved in to clear a migrant camp in Paris. Law enforcement officers clashed with refugees and activists, amid a wider campaign to clear illegal immigrants from the French capital. French police started surrounding the camp at Rue Pajol in the 18th district of Paris that housed around 100 migrants at about 14:00 local time. Migrants and activists formed... 

Israeli Minister labels Orange boss "Anti-Semite" wants him Fired

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Israeli regime’s Culture Minister Miri Regev An Israeli minister has asked the French government to dismiss the “anti-Semite” chief executive of the French telecommunications company Orange over its plans for severing business ties with Israeli mobile firm Partner. Amid the outrage in Israel over the company’s plan, the regime’s Culture Minister Miri Regev on Thursday issued an appeal... 

French firm Orange plans to sever ties with Israel's Partner

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Stéphane Richard, the chief executive and chairman of the French telecommunications corporation Orange. The French telecommunications group Orange plans to end its cooperation with Israeli operator Partner Communications Company over the latter’s illegal activities in the Palestinian territories. “Our intention is to withdraw from Israel. It will take time… [but] for sure we will do it,”... 

Obama Made Secret Boston Visit As Kerry Reported At “Deaths Door”

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The Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) is reporting today that President Barack Obama made a highly secret nighttime visit to Boston on Tuesday (2 June) where he met with US Air Force surgeons and medical personal fighting to save the life of US Secretary of State John Kerry who was gravely wounded this past Sunday (31 May) during a gun battle with what has been described as Islamic State of Iraq... 

Le Pen's anti-immigration stance unchanged after meeting top Sunni cleric in Egypt

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The leader of France’s right-wing National Front party said her recent visit to Egypt did not soften her views towards Arab and Muslim immigration to France. Marine Le Pen was in Cairo to meet with the nation’s religious and political leaders. The National Front leader arrived in Egypt last week for a meeting with the Grand Imam of Al Azhar (Sunni Islam’s highest authority), the... 
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