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☆ Australia criticises China for 'unsafe, unprofessional' naval interaction
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles attends a joint news conference with France's Foreign and Defence ministers at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris, France, January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Australia's government said on Saturday it had expressed serious concerns to China after an "unsafe and unprofessional" interaction between an Australian navy vessel and Chinese warship left Australian military divers injured. He said despite the Australian vessel notifying the Chinese warship of the diving operation and requesting that it keep clear, the destroyer approached "at a closer range". "Soon after, it was detected operating its hull-mounted sonar in a manner that posed a risk to the safety of the Australian divers who were forced to exit the water." The conduct was "unsafe and unprofessional", Marles said.

Persons: Richard Marles, Sarah Meyssonnier, Marles, Sam McKeith, Tom Hogue Organizations: Australia's, France's Foreign, Quai d'Orsay, REUTERS, Rights, Defence, PLA, HMAS, People's Liberation Army Navy, Solomon Islands, U.S, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, China, Australian, Toowoomba, HMAS Toowoomba, Australia, Solomon, United States, Sydney

But in an about turn, Macron announced on Sunday that the ambassador would return to Paris and French troops would leave. Two security sources in Niger said Itte had flown out of the country. Demonstrators hold placards and Niger's flags as they gather outside Niger's embassy in support of the President of Niger Mohamed Bazoum in Paris, France, August 5, 2023. Crowds of junta supporters have spent days camping outside a French military base to demand the troops' departure. Some analysts have expressed concern that the withdrawal of French troops from Niger could further hamper Western efforts to stem the violence, which has risen since the coups, and bolster Russian influence in the region.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Sylvain Itte, Mohamed Bazoum, Macron, Itte, Catherine Colonna, Yucouba Abdou, Abdou, Niger Mohamed Bazoum, Stephanie Lecocq, Paris, Abdel, Kader Mazou, Moussa Aksar, Michel Rose, John Irish, Sofia Christensen, Anait, Toby Chopra, Estelle Shirbon, Philippa Fletcher, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Niger, Quai, French, Nigerien, Reuters, REUTERS, France, Thomson Locations: Niger French, NIAMEY, Niger, Paris, France, Niamey, French, N'Djamena, Niger's, West Africa, Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Sahel

☆ Australia to buy U.S. Tomahawk missiles to boost long-range strike capability
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Renju Jose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles attends a joint news conference with France's Foreign and Defence ministers at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris, France, January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Australia will spend A$1.3 billion ($833 million) to boost its long-range strike capabilities as it finalised on Monday a deal to buy more than 200 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States, part of a wide-ranging defence shake-up. Australia will be only one of three nations to have Tomahawks along with the U.S. and Britain, Defence Minister Richard Marles said. Earlier this year it agreed to work with the United States and Britain to develop a nuclear-powered submarine fleet. In addition to the Tomahawks, Australia would spend about A$431 million to purchase more than 60 advanced anti-radiation guided missiles from the United States, the defence minister said.

Persons: Richard Marles, Sarah Meyssonnier, Marles, ., Renju Jose, Stephen Coates Organizations: Australia's, France's Foreign, Quai d'Orsay, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Defence, Defence Force, U.S . State Department, RTX Corp, Royal Australian, High, Artillery Rocket Systems, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Australia, United States, Britain, Hobart, China, Sydney

In the video, a Central African Republic rebel fighter says "the French want to drive Wagner out of Africa". Russia and Wagner have a track record of media manipulation and disinformation, which Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin has admitted to. The European Union sanctioned Wagner in February for alleged rights abuses and spreading disinformation, including in Africa. The foreign ministry unit doesn’t promote or generate fake news, the two diplomats said. However, the foreign ministry unit, and the broader strategy, will face an uphill battle to convince people in Africa that France has changed, seven analysts and diplomats said.

Persons: Ibrahim Traore, Vincent Bado, Wagner, Catherine Colonna, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Emmanuel Macron, Macron, Maria Zakharova, Meta, Anne, Sophie Ave, Lakhta, Prigozhin, Viginum, Faustin, Archange Touadera, “, Michael Shurkin, I'm, Jean Gaspard Ntoutoume Ayi, John Irish, Elizabeth Pineau, Bate Felix, Michel Rose, Frank Jack Daniel Our Organizations: REUTERS, Russia, Central, Facebook, Kremlin, Reuters, Quai D'Orsay, Vigilance, Protection, European Union, West, Central African, Twitter, Democratic, Internet Research Agency, Meta, Global, National Union, Gabonese, Thomson Locations: Burkina, French, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Russia, PARIS, DAKAR, Central African Republic, France, Russian, Africa, Paris, France's, Ukraine, Moscow, Central, West Africa, Quai, Kinshasa, Mali, Sahel, Europe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, U.S, Togo, Libreville, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Dakar

☆ Franţa va trimite Statelor Unite o a doua statuie a Libertăţii
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-03 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: APFranţa va trimite Statelor Unite o a doua statuie a LibertăţiiLa 135 de ani de la inaugurarea primei Statui a Libertăţii, o nouă Miss Liberty va sosi pe 4 iulie la New York, în SUA pentru sărbătoarea naţională, conform Le Journal du dimanche. A doua Miss Liberty va fi instalată în grădina ambasadorului francez şi va rămâne zece ani în Statele Unite, precizează Le Point. Franţa a decis să ofere a doua Statuie a Libertăţii "pentru a aduce omagiu tuturor celor care au permis, de cele două părţi ale Atlanticului, au făcut posibilă edificarea statuii şi care s-au luptat pentru ceea ce simbolizează ea în lumea întreagă". Această a doua statuie va rămâne zece ani în SUA, perioada de împrumut consimţită de Conservatorul din Quai d'Orsay, apoi va reveni în Franţa. Prima Statuie a Libertăţii de aproape 93 de metri înălţime a fost concepută de Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, proiectată de Gustave Eiffel şi sculptată de Auguste Bartholdi.

Persons: Olivier Faron, Philippe Étienne, Ellis Island, Donald Trump, Eugène Viollet, Gustave Eiffel, Auguste Bartholdi . Ea Organizations: Statelor Unite, Miss Liberty, americană, Franţa, Statul, Liberty, Prima Locations: Statelor, New York, SUA, Franţa, Havre, Statele Unite, Atlanticului, Washington, -, Statelor Unite

Astfel, Franța a decis să ofere o a doua Statuie a Libertății „pentru a aduce un omagiu tuturor celor care, de ambele părți ale Atlanticului, au făcut posibilă construirea Statuii Libertății și care au luptat pentru ceea ce simbolizează ea în întreaga lume”. Această a doua statuie va rămâne în Statele Unite timp de zece ani, perioadă a împrumutului acordat de Conservatorul din Quai d'Orsay, apoi va reveni în Franța. Această a doua Lady Liberty este una dintre replicile pariziene ale faimoasei Statui a Libertății. Prima Statuie a Libertății, de aproape 93 de metri înălțime, a fost concepută de Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, proiectată de Gustave Eiffel și sculptată de Auguste Bartholdi. A fost oferită pentru a sărbători centenarul declarației de independență a Statelor Unite, deși nu a fost inaugurată decât zece ani mai târziu, în 1886.

Persons: Olivier Faron, Philippe Étienne ., Ellis Island, Philippe Étienne, Donald Trump, Eugène Viollet, Gustave, Auguste Bartholdi Organizations: Arte, americană, Miss Liberty, Statul, Liberty, Gustave Eiffel Locations: Franța, Atlanticului, Washington, Statele Unite, Libertății, -, Statelor Unite

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