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      <text>France is investigating allegations that two Lebanese banks transferred billions of dollars out of the country despite strict capital controls in relation to the Lebanese liquidity crisis of 2019. </text>
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    <text>France is investigating allegations that two Lebanese banks transferred billions of U.S. dollars out of the country despite strict capital controls. </text>
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      <text>The first round of municipal elections is taking place in France. </text>
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      <text>France, Luxembourg, Malta, and Monaco formally recognize the State of Palestine as a sovereign state with full rights. </text>
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      <text>Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Malta, and Monaco formally recognize the State of Palestine as a sovereign state with full rights. </text>
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      <text>France, Monaco, Belgium, Malta, and Luxembourg formally recognize the State of Palestine as a sovereign state with full rights. </text>
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      <text>France formally recognizes the State of Palestine as a sovereign state.</text>
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    <text>Andorra, France, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, and San Marino formally recognize the State of Palestine as a sovereign state with full rights. </text>
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      <text> French President Emmanuel Macron told major world leaders gathered at an AI summit in Paris that France was &quot;back in the AI race&quot;. His remarks came following the announcement that the country would be receiving AI private investments worth a total of 109 billion euros over the coming years. </text>
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      <text>Ten Nigerien soldiers are killed in an ambush near the border with Burkina Faso. </text>
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      <text>President of France Emmanuel Macron states that France was right to intervene militarily in the African Sahel against Islamist militants, and states that he is still waiting for the Sahel states to &quot;thank&quot; France while denying that the French military was forced out of the region. </text>
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    <day>26</day>
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    <year>2026</year>
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  <text>Burkina Faso severs diplomatic relations with France, citing concerns over sovereignty. </text>
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