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  Macron criticises Turkey's 'imperial inclinations' as row between countries escalates

  

  theguardian.com

  In an interview with al-Jazeera, the French president also tried to calm tensions with the Muslims world over caricatures of the prophet MuhammadThe French president Emmanuel Macron has accused Turkey of adopting a “bellicose” stance towards its NATO allies, saying tensions could ease if his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan showed respect and did not tell lies.In an interview with al-Jazeera broadcast on Saturday,Macron condemned Turkey’s behaviour in Syria, Libya and the Mediterranean and said: “Turkey has a bellicose attitude towards its NATO allies.” Continue reading...

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  Emmanuel Macron: violence not an acceptable response to cartoons of Muhammad – video

  

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  Emmanuel Macron has defended the right of publishers to depict caricatures of the prophet Muhammad in...

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  France recalls ambassador to Turkey after Erdoğan questions Macron's mental state

  

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  Macron’s office says ‘rudeness is not a method’ after Turkish president calls for counterpart to have...

  Macron’s office says ‘rudeness is not a method’ after Turkish president calls for counterpart to have ‘mental checks’France said it would recall its envoy to Turkey for consultations following “unacceptable” comments by the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, that suggested his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, needed a mental health check-up.In the highly unusual move, a French presidential official said the French ambassador to Turkey...

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  How a rush for Mediterranean gas threatens to push Greece and Turkey into war

  

  theguardian.com

  Deepening dispute between Nato allies has dragged in neighbours and is in danger of spiralling out...

  Deepening dispute between Nato allies has dragged in neighbours and is in danger of spiralling out of controlAn increasingly fractious standoff over access to gas reserves has transformed a dispute between Turkey and Greece that was once primarily over Cyprus into one that now ensnares Libya, Israel, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, and feeds into other political issues in the Mediterranean and has...

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