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French President Francois Hollande lands on the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier off the coast of Syria to meet with military personnel. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
U.S. commander says a visit by a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to South Korea is not in response to recent provocations from the North. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
French president Francois Hollande says the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier is ready to be used to support military operations against Islamic State in Iraq. Jillian Kitchener reports.
French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu is on board the Dixmude, a French helicopter carrier anchored in the Egyptian port of Al-Arich, where wounded civilians from Gaza are being treated. The minister is spending New Year's Eve aboard the French ship, anchored some 50 kilometers from the Rafah crossing point between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, where aid is trickling in. IMAGES
A second US aircraft carrier will be available "if needed" to show support for Israel, the White House says, after a first vessel took up position in the region following the Hamas attacks. SOUNDBITE