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        <title><![CDATA[Samy Adghirni - Government Reporter]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Macron Taps Ex-Aide Imbert as Chief of Staff After Moulin Exit]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:26:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UN Must Do Less With Less, Says Candidate to Become Next Leader]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:00:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[France Sticks to 2029 Deficit Goal as It Trims Growth Forecasts]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[European Leaders Offer Military Help to Secure Strait of Hormuz]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:28:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[French Bill Targeting Antisemitism Withdrawn After Pushback]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:06:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Allies Are Steering Clear of Naval Mission in Hormuz Strait]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:35:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Seen as a Risk by Europe’s Far Right After Orban Loss]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:15:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[French Bill Targeting Antisemitism Sparks Free Speech Row]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kavita Mokha]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>French police officers stand guard in front of a synagogue, in Paris’s suburbs.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bureau Veritas Buys Irish Quality Control Business Lotusworks]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Samy Adghirni]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[French and Japanese-Owned Ships Make First Hormuz Crossings]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Weilun Soon]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:24:11 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The CMA CGM Kribi container ship. Source: Marine Traffic</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[French Government Watches Pernod, Brown-Forman Talks ‘Closely’]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Samy Adghirni]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:15:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rubio Spars With G-7 Diplomats Over Wars in Iran and Ukraine]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrea Palasciano]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:26:59 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Marco Rubio during a G7 Foreign Ministers&apos; meeting at the Vaux-de-Cernay Abbey in Cernay-la-Ville outside Paris, on March 27.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US, Iran Keep Up Missile Strikes After Trump Delays Deadline]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Basteiro]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:36:33 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A first responder inspects a building following a strike in Tehran, on March 27. Photographer: Vahid Salemi/AP Photo</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gulf States Weigh Military Options to Counter Iran’s Attacks]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Dagher]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:59:20 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Plumes of smoke rise after debris from an intercepted Iranian drone struck an oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates on March 14.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran Charges Some Ships Hormuz Transit Fees for Safe Passage]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Salma El Wardany]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:52:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[French Election Runoffs Show Far Right Still Has Work to Do]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Samy Adghirni]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:57:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[France’s Far Right Misses Key Targets in Municipal Elections]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[William Horobin]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 21:01:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gregoire to Become Paris Mayor, Extending Socialist Rule]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ania Nussbaum]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 20:07:18 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Emmanuel Gregoire receives the &quot;Key of Paris&quot; by Anne Hidalgo after winning mayoral election second round in Paris on March 22. Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran Unwilling to Talk About Hormuz as Regime Digs In]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Samy Adghirni]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:06:34 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz Photographer: Gallo Images/Orbital Horizon/Copernicus Sentinel Data 2025/Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran Leaves an Isolated Trump Grappling With Historic Oil Crisis]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[With a fifth of global oil paralyzed, a chaotic campaign against Tehran leaves the White House scrambling to shield the US economy.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Bartenstein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:00:05 GMT</pubDate>
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