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French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe says France's military action in Mali is "essential", even if it is "not the sole dimension" of the fight against jihadists. The Prime Minister answers a question in the National Assembly after the death of 13 French soldiers in a two-helicopter crash. IMAGES
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal pays his first visit to the armed forces at Lyon Mont-Verdun air base 942. IMAGES
French PM Elisabeth Borne arrives in French Guiana to spend New Year's Eve with the armed forces fighting illegal gold mining in this overseas territory. This is the Prime Minister's first visit to this department of 300,000 inhabitants in the north-east of South America. IMAGES
Images released by the Russian Defence Ministry show a Russia-led military contingent completing its withdrawal from Kazakhstan as the country lifted a state of emergency after unprecedented unrest in the Central Asian state. IMAGES
French officers hand over the keys to a military base in the Malian city of Timbuktu, after a nearly nine-year deployment. The French flag was lowered and the Malian flag raised in its place on the base, where a force of about 150 soldiers have remained after Paris began withdrawing troops in 2013. IMAGES
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo welcomes his French counterpart Jean Castex, as several ministers from both nations meet. IMAGES