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Kurdish groups in France protest in Paris against the Turkish operation in Syria. Ankara stepped up its assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria on Saturday, defying mounting threats of international sanctions, even from Washington. IMAGES
French demolition teams have started to dismantle the infamous refugee camp, known as the 'Jungle' in Calais. Reports say police fired teargas at about 150 people and activists who threw stones, and at least three shelters were on fire.
The refugee camp near Dunkirk, France is home to 2500 people who live without sanitation, medical help and heating. A peek inside the camp.
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said building six new nuclear reactors is the "biggest industrial challenge of our time for France". Le Maire spoke outside nuclear power plant of Gravelines in northern France. French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to have six EPRs or third generation pressurised water nuclear reactors, by 2035. SOUNDBITE
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
Brigitte Macron receives Ukrainian First Lady, Olena Zelenska, who is on an official visit to Paris, at the Elysee Palace. IMAGES
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