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Bashar Assad Returns Legion d'honneur to France

Syria has returned the prestigious Legion d'honneur that was presented to its president Bashar al-Assad by France, saying would not wear the award of a "slave country" to the US.

Independent - It comes just days after French president Emmanuel Macron begun the formal process of stripping the honour from his Syrian counterpart.

"This is worse than Cold War"

And there was no obsession with Russophobia, the top Russian diplomat remarked.

"I think, it's worse. Because during the Cold War there were channels of communication. And there was no obsession with Russophobia, which resembles genocide through sanctions," he told the BBC in an interview.

Macron: France has Proof Assad's Regime is Behind Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria

Reuters - French President Emmanuel Macron said France has proof the Syrian government was behind the suspected chemical attack last week in Douma, but added that he would decide whether to intervene once all the necessary information had been gathered.

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