France squares up to Turkey in the Mediterranean

Emmanuel Macron to ‘temporarily reinforce’ French military in the region amid escalating row over disputed waters

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Emmanuel Macron to ‘temporarily reinforce’ French military in the region amid escalating row over disputed waters
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President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France’s military presence in the eastern Mediterranean is to be boosted, as tensions escalate between Greece and Turkey over oil and gas exploration in disputed waters.

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