France

G5 Sahel Joint Force makes ‘major’ weapons seizure in northern Niger

The G5 Sahel Joint Force (FCG5S) said Nigerien troops had made a "major arms seizure" during a 10-day military operation in northern Niger

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France and Iraq to discuss framework for ISIS trials, Le Drian says

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said he would discuss a judicial framework for putting ISIS fighters on trial during an upcoming visit to Iraq

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India receives first of 36 Dassault Rafale fighter jets

India received the first of 36 Rafale fighter jets ordered from France in 2016 in a multi-billion-dollar deal tainted by suspicion of corruption

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France seeks international support for Sahel military coalition

France is asking European partners to send special forces to the Sahel for a coalition to shore up local forces increasingly targeted by jihadist attacks

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France plots an autonomous course on drones

French armed unmanned aircraft will always have humans in the loop, defense ministry doctrine expert tells London UAV Technology conference

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French soldiers deployed to Mali use 3D printers to make spare parts

French soldiers deployed to Operation Barkhane in the Sahel have been experimenting with 3D printers to make spare parts at their base in Mali

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France begins trial of 5 women accused in Notre-Dame car bomb plot

Five women went on trial in France in an alleged plot to detonate a car bomb in front of Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral

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Belgian F-16 crashes in France, leaving pilot stranded from power line

A Belgian air force F-16 fighter jet crashed in the Morbihan region of western France, with both pilots ejecting but one parachute tangled in a power line

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UN details Yemen war crimes, warns US, UK, France, Iran of complicity

A UN investigation into Yemen's devastating civil war found that multiple sides have repeatedly engaged in possible war crimes

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UN special rapporteur calls on France to repatriate citizens sentenced to death in Iraq

A UN special rapporteur called on the French government to repatriate and try seven French nationals sentenced to death in Iraq

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