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France bans Israeli defense firms from exhibiting at the Eurosatory weapons expo convention.
2024-05-31

France announces that it will deploy "several hundred" troops to Romania in order to support NATO's eastern flank amid tensions with Russia.
2022-01-29

France announces that it plans to intervene in the conflict in the Central African Republic.
2013-11-26

France and Italy are to send military officers to Libya to train rebels.
2011-04-20

The United States and France announce plans to help Japan as Fukushima I nuclear accidents continue.
2011-03-30

France recognizes the National Transitional Council as the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people.
2011-03-10

President Obama calls on Colonel Gaddafi to stand down and advises that the United States is looking at "full range" of military options.
2011-03-3

The United Nations Security Council, after the defected Libyan Ambassador to the UN Abdel Rahman Mohamed Shalgam's appeal to act against Muammar Gaddafi's regime escalating violence, being used to crackdown the 2011 Libyan civil war, and following propositions by France, Germany, United Kingdom and the United States, adopts resolution 1970, [http:--www.un.org-News-Press-docs-2011-sc10187.doc.htm (UN press release on UNSC resolution 1970)] [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-world-africa-12587078 (BBC)] [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-world-africa-12589434 (BBC)] [http:--www.unmultimedia.org-tv-webcast- (UN Multimedia)]. "All necessary means" enforcement of said resolution, and imposition of a "No-fly zone" over Libya are rejected. These measures will be however included on UNSC resolution 1973 of 17 March 2011.
2011-02-26

Nations including the United Kingdom, the United States of America, France, the People's Republic of China, Russia, Italy and Greece evacuate their citizens from Libya.
2011-02-23

French research in "Analytical Chemistry" suggests that the heavy eye make-up of Cleopatra could be medically useful.
2010-01-8