French military chief quits in Macron spat
President Emmanuel Macron dismissed dissent from senior officers as he replaced Gen Francois Lecointre the new chief of staff after Gen Pierre de Villiers resigned over budget cuts. De Villiers cited insufficient resources to meet threats, while Lecointre is praised as suited to Macron's reform drive amid defense spending pressures and calls for 2 percent of GDP by 2025.
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Macron
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Donald Trump
Facebook
Europe
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Saudi woman released without charge over viral miniskirt video
Saudi Arabia freed the unnamed woman after questioning over wearing immodest clothes in a video that circulated online. Officials said she was released Tuesday evening, the case closed, amid international attention and debate over women’s rights and dress rules in the kingdom.
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Saudi Arabia
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Northwest Passage history defined by danger and death
The Northwest Passage story spans centuries of peril as explorers like Cabot Hudson Drake and Cook failed to conquer it. Franklin's 1845 expedition ended in starvation and lead poisoning with some cannibalism, until discoveries from rescue missions clarified maritime routes. Amundsen’s 1903 six man voyage reached Alaska in 1906, while the St Roch completed a west to east transit in 1942. Since then 410 transits occurred, with the SS Manhattan in 1969 as first cargo ship and Lindblad Explorer in 1984 as first cruise liner followed by Crystal Serenity in 2010 carrying 1100 passengers.
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Franklin
Roald Amundsen
Alaska
Northwest Passage
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St. Roch
New York
Yokohama
Israel PM affirms metal detectors at Jerusalem shrine
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Hungary, signaled no change to installing metal detectors at the sacred site amid rising tensions and calls for mass Friday prayers. He spoke with security chiefs by phone and said detectors are routine safety devices, not a change in the status quo, as clashes and protests continue near Lion's Gate and in streets around the Haram al Sharif.
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