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France accused of sabotaging ETA peace efforts with arrests

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Activists say arrest of five people in French Basque Country was a political move to prevent the destruction of part of the organisation's arsenal.

France postpones Middle East peace conference

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French ambassador to United Nations admitted that conditions to bring Israelis and Palestinians face-to-face were currently 'not in place'.

Seven candidates in French left-wing presidential primary

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The two rounds of voting in Socialist Party primary, which includes four party candidates and two greens, will be held on January 22nd and 29th.

France reports another bird flu strain in southwest

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Discovery of H5N9 avian influenza among poultry in south-west France is the third strain of bird flu to be confirmed this month in the region.  .

Verdict upheld for French couple who hid Picasso works in garage

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The artist's former electrician Pierre Le Guennec and his wife were convicted last year of possessing stolen works and hiding them from heirs.

Emotional Lagarde tells trial she acted in France's interests

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On last day of her trial IMF chief insisted she did nothing wrong in authorising massive settlement to Bernard Tapie to settle dispute.

France challenges German veto over Greek Christmas bonus row

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French president said wrong to prevent Greece from taking “sovereign decisions” to pay pensioners a one-off bonus, despite German anger.

French prosecutor calls for IMF's Lagarde to be acquitted

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Prosecutor Jean-Claude Marin said case against ex-French economy minister over her handling of €403m Tapie arbitration award was 'weak'.

France slams Trump's China-Taiwan statements

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Foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Trump's remarks that US might not be bound by longstanding one China policy were 'not very smart'.

W​ill the next political earthquake happen in France?

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However key differences between the two – and the French electoral system – stand in the way of Marine Le Pen emulating Donald Trump.