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- French army in Deir ez-Zor? Photo shown by media raises questions about France’s role in Syrian war
A French army vehicle spotted in a photo taken in Deir ez-Zor province has led to questions about the extent of Paris’s involvement in the Syrian conflict. The image was reportedly shared by the US military on social media.World News - 'Toxic' banks treated with soap & smoke on anniversary of Lehman's collapse (PHOTO, VIDEO)
A French anti-globalist group has covered the walls of the country's most prominent banks with black soap, lightning orange smoke bombs, and green slime to decry the "toxic" finance industry.World News - 2 injured as car rams into pedestrians in southern France, driver reportedly shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’
A car hit pedestrians near a bar in Nimes overnight, slightly wounding two people, AFP reports. Witnesses reportedly heard the driver shouting “Allahu Akbar,” but there is no official confirmation of a terrorist attack so far.World News - France admits enabling death by torture during Algerian War of Independence
In a watershed decision, the French government has acknowledged it enabled a system which resulted in the torture of people during the war of independence in its former colony of Algeria six decades ago.World News - French disapprove of Trump, no longer consider US ‘trusted ally’ – poll
With US and the EU locking horns over economic and political issues, only 44 percent of the French see a safe partner in Washington. An overwhelming 80 percent disapprove of the US president’s record, new poll shows.World News - ‘Blackwashing’: French art school in hot water after students made to look darker for US promotion
A French art school sparked a wave of criticism and has been blasted as racist after it digitally altered a promotional photo by retouching skin colors to simulate a class of more varied origin for promotion in the US.World News
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