France flexes muscle, puts warship in eastern Mediterranean
A sailor walks by the French frigate Auvergne during a port call at Cyprus' port of Larnaca on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. The frigate's presence signals the French government's military muscle flexing as it tries to fill in a perceived regional power vacuum and to protect its interests including offshore hydrocarbon drilling rights that Cyprus granted to French energy company Total. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)/ NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — France showcased its military muscle Monday with a tour of its new frigate Auvergne in the eastern Mediterranean, ...
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