France

Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam sentenced to 20 years over Brussels shootout

A Belgian court sentenced the sole surviving suspect in the Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, to 20 years in prison over a bloody gun battle with police in Brussels days before his capture in 2016.

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Basque group ETA to announce dissolution ‘on May 5 or 6’: mediator

The Basque militant group ETA will make the highly anticipated announcement of its dissolution on the first weekend in May, an international mediator told Basque radio

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Russia’s Volga-Dniepr to end NATO strategic airlift contract

Russian airline Volga-Dniepr said it will stop providing cargo planes to NATO at the end of 2018, dealing a blow to the transatlantic alliance and France in particular which rely heavily on its aircraft.

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Iraq sentences French woman to life in prison for ISIS ties

An Iraqi court sentenced a French national, Djamila Boutoutaou, to life in prison for joining ISIS, and condemned to death six other foreign women.

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US, UK, and France strike Syria chemical weapons targets

The US, France and the United Kingdom took "decisive action" to strike the chemical weapons infrastructure in Syria, U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis said in a press conference on Friday.

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Dozens of militants killed in joint operation in Mali, French military says

Thirty militants were killed in a clash with French and Malian troops in Akabar near Mali's border with Niger, the French military said

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‘French and US troops are operating on the ground,’ northern Syria official says

US and French troops are on the ground, a northern Syria official said, as the French and US governments offered differing messages about deployments that may deter Turkey

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France to send troops to Manbij as Trump says US coming out of Syria “very soon”

France is to "very quickly" send troops to Manbij in northern Syria to block the advance of Turkish forces, French media reported, as President Donald Trump said the U.S. would be coming out of Syria "very soon"

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French female ISIS fighter captured in Afghanistan

A French woman fighting for Islamic State in Afghanistan has been detained, Afghan officials said, amid fears that ISIS militants fleeing Syria and Iraq are finding their way to the country

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Gunman shot dead after killing three and taking hostages in Trebes, southern France

At least three people were killed after a gunman who allegedly claimed allegiance to Islamic State hijacked a car, shot at police officers and then took hostages at a supermarket in Trebes, southwest France

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