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Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:43:02 GMT
Operation Barkhane: France's rollercoaster decade in Mali
France and its European allies are pulling their troops out of Mali after the country's military junta brought in Russian mercenaries and refused to stick to a calender to hold elections. We look at the rollercoaster in relations since the French we...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:42:14 GMT
UK speaker urges 'respect' amid 'dangerous' Ukraine tensions
"The last thing we need is another war, and I have got to say, our people who serve in the British armed forces, the last thing they need is being sent to war again," said Hoyle, who on Wednesday visited UK military bases on the Mediterranean island...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:35:43 GMT
'Not a surprise': France announce Mali military withdrawal but to stay in region
France and its allies in a European force announced Thursday they would begin withdrawing troops from Mali after nearly 10 years fighting a jihadist insurgency. FRANCE 24's Anne-Fleur Lespiaut reports from Bamako.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:32:14 GMT
Macron says France's military withdrawal from Mali is no failure
France's military withdrawal from Mali, where it has been fighting Islamist militants since 2013, does not constitute a failure in its mission, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday."I completely reject this term," Macron told a press conferenc...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:30:59 GMT
Misfiring Shiffrin feels like Olympic 'joke'
The American, one of the most recognisable global stars of winter sports, insisted she had come to China at the peak of her powers in her quest to claim at least a third gold in three consecutive Games. But the 26-year-old fluffed her lines, finish...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:28:39 GMT
Macron says 'hidden aims' of junta forced Mali pullout
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said the attitudes of Mali's ruling junta had forced France to pull out and denied that its almost decade-long deployment had ended in failure. "We cannot remain militarily engaged alongside de-facto auth...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:26:46 GMT
Sahel Summit in Paris: France hosts talks on Mali
Mady Ibrahim Kanté, lecturer at the University of Law and Political Science of Bamako, talks about the future of the military cooperation between Europe and Africa

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:58:10 GMT
'No basis': Beijing dismisses US's WTO criticism
The commerce ministry's retort came a day after Washington said China, 20 years after its accession, had not adopted the rules of the WTO, retaining and expanding its state-led approach, to the detriment of businesses and workers globally. The annu...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:42:26 GMT
France, European allies to pull out of Mali after decade
France and its allies in the Barkhane anti-jihadist operation in Mali on Thursday announced a "coordinated withdrawal" of their forces because of "multiple obstructions" by its ruling military junta. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Armen Ge...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:38:21 GMT
Macron hosts talks on how to keep fighting jihadists in Sahel
African and Western leaders met in Paris on Wednesday night to start fleshing out plans for how to continue fighting Islamist militants in the Sahel region once France and its European partners begin pulling out of Mali. Follow FRANCE 24 for more li...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:24:10 GMT
Cameraman becomes 'cushion' for freefalling Olympic freeskier
The Finn flew out of the halfpipe on his first qualifying run at Genting Snow Park and collided into the cameraman, who was leaning over to film his trick. Sallinen landed heavily on his collarbone on the side of the halfpipe and "felt some movemen...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:12:16 GMT
Russian tanks at Belarus-Ukraine border stir up anger ... at US
But the 87-year-old has a clear idea about who is to blame for the most dangerous standoff between the Kremlin and the West since the Cold War. "The Ukrainians could start something, thanks to the Americans and the British, who brought all their we...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:08:11 GMT
'Redemption' as Canada beat US for fifth women's ice hockey gold
Canada led 3-0 in the second period and held on to win, despite being out-shot in the game 40-21, to collect the country’s fifth Olympic gold. No other country has won women’s ice hockey gold in the seven Olympic Games since the event debuted i...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:02:10 GMT
G20 finance leaders' meeting begins with Ukraine warning
The Group of 20 -- which brings together the world's biggest economies including the US, China and some European nations -- is holding the talks in hybrid format in the Indonesian capital Jakarta. Opening the meeting, Indonesian President Joko Wido...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:58:47 GMT
Announcing withdrawal, Macron refuses to call France’s military operations in Mali a 'failure'
French President Emmanuel Macron held a news conference Thursday morning at the Élysée Palace, after African and Western leaders met in Paris on Wednesday night to start fleshing out plans for how to continue fighting Islamist militants in the Sah...



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