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*[[France–Russia relations]]

**[[France|French]] [[Minister of the Armed Forces (France)|Minister of the Armed Forces]] [[Florence Parly]] reveals that a [[Ranks in the French Army#Lieutenant-colonel|lieutenant-colonel]] of the [[French Army]] stationed at a [[NATO]] base in [[Italy]] has been arrested and indicted on charges of suspected [[espionage]], after he was reported to have supplied "sensitive" documents to an officer of the [[GRU (G.U.)|GRU]], a [[Russia]]n [[military intelligence]] agency. [https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/france-jails-senior-military-officer-over-charges-of-spying-for-russia-report-2287667 (AFP via NDTV)]

*[[George Floyd protests in Canada]]

**[[Black Lives Matter]] protesters topple the historic 125-year-old [[Macdonald Monument]] of [[Sir John A. Macdonald]], the first [[Prime Minister of Canada]], in downtown [[Montreal]]. The incident draws condemnation from political leaders, including [[Quebec]] Premier [[Francois Legault]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/statue-canada-prime-minister-toppled-protesters-200830175937226.html (Al Jazeera)]

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