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France Steps up Border Security After Attacks

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday vowed to step up border security after a spate of attacks, including a knife rampage in a Nice church blamed on a Tunisian migrant.

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Elite European Anti-Jihadist Task Force Takuba Takes First Steps in Sahel

The Task Force Takuba's first mission was a sweep operation conducted in the lawless Mali-Burkina Faso border region last month, alongside local troops and French regulars.

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French Airstrikes Kill Over 50 Qaeda-Linked Jihadists in Mali

The French government said Monday its forces had killed more than 50 jihadists aligned to Al-Qaeda in air strikes in central Mali.

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Mali Frees Over 100 Jailed Jihadists

Mali has freed more than 100 suspected or convicted jihadists as part of negotiations for the release of a prominent Malian politician and a kidnapped French charity worker.

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Four Injured in Paris Knife Attack by Former Charlie Hebdo Offices: PM

Four people were injured, two seriously, in a knife attack in Paris Friday outside the former offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

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France Sees Joint European Military Drone Project Launched This Year

France is confident that a deal on developing a joint European military drone project will be signed this year, after the conclusion of tough price negotiations with manufacturers, the defense ministry said Wednesday.

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Greece Denies Arms Spending Will Cost 10 Billion Euros

Greece's defense minister dismissed reports that his country would spend 10 billion euros on an arms overhaul announced at the weekend.

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Turkey Confirms Ship in Greece Row Has Returned to Coast

Turkey said the research ship at the center of a row with Greece over energy exploration had returned to the Turkish coast but insisted the move did not mean Ankara was "giving up."

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French Anti-Jihadist Forces Kill Civilian in Mali

French anti-jihadist troops in Mali killed a civilian on Tuesday and wounded two others after a bus refused to slow down in a volatile area despite their orders, the French army command said.

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France Offers Surveillance Help for Iraq War on IS

French Defense Minister Florence Parly held talks in Baghdad on Thursday, pledging continued support for Iraq's fight against remnants of the Islamic State group.

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