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France's High-speed Railway Hit by 'Sabotage' during Olympics
France's high-speed rail network was hit by 'malicious acts' including arson attacks that have disrupted the transport system, train operator SNCF said Friday, hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. A source close to the investigation told AFP the attacks were coordinated acts of 'sabotage'. 'This is a massive attack on a large scale to paralyse the TGV network,' SNCF told AFP, adding that many routes will have to be ...
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Putin Receives Assad in Moscow: Middle East Tensions on Agenda
President Vladimir Putin met Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in the Kremlin, the Russian president's press service said on Thursday. Putin told al-Assad he was concerned that tensions were rising in the Middle East, the Kremlin announced, amid the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza. 'I am very interested in your opinion on how the situation in the region as a whole is developing,' Putin told Assad, as cited by Reuters news agency. Presidents ...
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French Left-wing Coalition Emerges Victorious in Parliamentary Elections
The left-wing coalition, New Popular Front, emerged victorious in the French parliamentary elections, securing 182 seats in parliament. The French Ministry of the Interior announced the final results on Monday, revealing that President Emmanuel Macron's coalition, Ensemble, came in second place with 168 seats, while Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally party trailed behind with 143 seats. The Republican Party followed with 45 seats, leaving the rest of the participating parties with ...
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