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Macron to raise defence targets, citing Russia threat

WORLD NEWS
14-07-2025 11:16 HKT
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France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to army leaders at l’Hôtel de Brienne in Paris on July 13, 2025, on the eve of the annual Bastille Day Parade in the French capital. (AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to army leaders at l’Hôtel de Brienne in Paris on July 13, 2025, on the eve of the annual Bastille Day Parade in the French capital. (AFP)
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