The pair were named as Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who were detained in Iran in 2022 on charges France called “unjustified and unfounded”.
Category: 4. World
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Iran sentences two French citizens to a combined 63 years in prison for spying
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Trump Basks in Mideast Spotlight With Harder Part to Come
People react as they watch the hostage release live stream at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Oct. 13. Photographer: Chris McGrath/Getty Images (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump soaked in praise and outlined a vision for broader…
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Elite Madagascar military unit says it has seized power from President Andry Rajoelina
Elite military unit denies wanting to harm Rajoelinapublished at 12:31 BST
Sammy Awami
Reporting from Antananarivo
Image source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, Soldiers have thrown their weight behind protesters demanding the…
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Recognising Palestinian state helped get ceasefire, says Starmer
Brian WheelerPolitical reporter
House of CommonsThe UK’s decision to recognise Palestinian statehood helped to bring about the ceasefire deal in Gaza, Sir Keir Starmer has told MPs.
Speaking after a summit in Egypt, the PM stressed that the…
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DOJ seizes $15 billion in bitcoin in pig butchering fraud
The Department of Justice has seized about $15 billion worth of bitcoin held in cryptocurrency wallets owned by a man who oversaw a massive “pig butchering” fraud operation based in Cambodia, prosecutors said Tuesday.
The seizure is the largest…
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France's PM proposes suspending retirement age law until 2027 election
With his government hanging by a thread, France’s newly reappointed prime minister must make concessions to avoid a no-confidence vote this week.
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Russia blasts ‘freaks’ at Time magazine over cover that Trump hated – POLITICO
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova also slammed the cover, writing on Telegram that the choice of photo was “astonishing,” as Moscow continues to try to ingratiate itself with Trump.
“Only unhealthy people, people…
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Cameroon opposition leader declares victory in presidential election | Cameroon
The Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary has declared himself the winner of the 12 October presidential election and called on the incumbent, Paul Biya, to accept the end of his 43-year rule.
“Our victory is clear, it must be…
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