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December 10, 2019 Impeachment by Christmas: Democrats limit charges to ensure swift vote
Too much or too little? Democrats in the US House of Representatives are drafting two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump. Less is more, they say, in the hopes of a swift vote that would send charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress to a trial and a vote by the Republican-controlled Senate before the first presidential primaries in January.
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December 09, 2019 Inside the Libyan trap: FRANCE 24 on the frontline
The European Union is supporting the return of refugees and migrants to a war zone. FRANCE 24 went to Libya last month, where those hoping to reach Europe by sea now find themselves on the front line of a civil war... and where those desperate enough to try their luck on the Mediterranean are getting sent back.
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December 05, 2019 Only the beginning? Day one of massive strikes against Macron pension reform
This time, will Emmanuel Macron meet his match? Macron, who has managed to pass public rail reform and survive the Yellow Vest movement is now facing what could be the start of a long movement against pension reform that brings together hospital workers, teachers, students and even the staff at the Eiffel Tower.
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December 04, 2019 Facts and alternative facts: Republicans denounce Trump impeachment hearings
While the president of the United States attends a summit that's got everyone pondering the future of the NATO alliance, back in Washington, the next phase of the impeachment inquiry has some wondering about the future of Western democracy.
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December 03, 2019 Does NATO have a future? Members row over priorities at 70th anniversary
As alliance members sit down for an anniversary summit in London, tensions are out in the open over US demands that fellow members pay more, over Donald Trump's nod to Turkey to cross into Syria to take on Kurdish militias, and over the same Turks threatening to veto support for Russia-wary Baltic states and Poland if they do not back Recep Tayyip Erdogan's offensive.
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December 02, 2019 Counter-terror challenge: France's role in Sahel and the fight against global jihad
Two tributes, one in Paris and the other in London. The one in the French capital was for the 13 soldiers killed on patrol in Mali when their helicopters collided. A reminder that counter-terror and preventing jihadists from preying on weak states is part of an asymmetrical battle that crosses continents. Depending on your vantage point, it can be near or far. Like for those worshippers at a Catholic Church in Burkina Faso gunned down on Sunday morning.
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November 28, 2019 Trump and Hong Kong: How much do human rights matter?
Is it a matter of principle that highlights values essential to the United States and the foundations of its legitimacy as a superpower? Or did Donald Trump sign a bill backing Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement as part of an eventual grand bargain over trade with China?
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November 27, 2019 France's quagmire? Sahel region targeted by increasing jihadist attacks
The youngest was 22, the oldest 43. France is mourning its loss in Mali. The 13 troops killed in the collision of two military helicopters on patrol making for the biggest single day casualty toll since 1983 and serving as a reminder that nearly seven years after the French military intervened to rout the jihadists who had taken over the north, Mali's insurgency has relocated south to the inhospitable area bordering Niger and Burkina Faso. Why the resurgence? What's the plan?
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November 26, 2019 Falling behind: French students denounce growing pauperisation
It's another precinct heard from in France's blowback against inequality. After the Yellow Vest movement and ahead of December 5 mass strikes against pension reform, university students are mobilising. The recent self-immolation outside a student union in Lyon of a 22-year-old political science major has drawn attention to the desperate situation of those squeezed by stagnating scholarship stipends, rising rent and the soaring cost of living.
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November 25, 2019 Femicide in France: Government plans to stop domestic abuse against women
"Aggressor, stalker, you are done for, the women are in the street". Chanting slogans and holding purple placards with the name of female victims, 150,000 people rallied on Saturday under the banner of "Nous Toutes" (All of Us Women). Their aim? Stopping domestic violence. The Debate looks at the measures unveiled by the government to tackle the issue, as domestic abuse continues to kill and to cause long-lasting damage to those who survive and those who witness it.
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