Marine Le Pen, the leader of the French right-wing National Rally (RN) political party, said Friday that the ongoing crisis in France can only be resolved by political means.

"We believe that the way out of the crisis is essentially political. This decision excludes any use of violence that only adds chaos to adversity," Le Pen said in a letter published on the party's website.

Paris Landmarks Will Be Closed Saturday Amid Fears of Violent Yellow Vests Rally

She noted that the political solution to the crisis depended on the authorities, stressing that French President Emmanuel Macron "is deprived of sympathy for the people, constrained by arrogance and indifference of the elites."

The so-called yellow vest protests, named after the reflective vests all French drivers are required to keep in their cars, have been ongoing in France since November 17

https://sputniknews.com/europe/201812081070502680-france-yellow-vests-le-pen-solution/

Police Seize 1.6 Tonnes of Cocaine at Port in Northwestern France

at the Port of Caen located in the northwest of the country, local media reported.

The batch of drugs was found inside a container of timber shipped from Brazil on Friday, the Franceinfo news outlet reported.

The vendor of timber was the first person to find the cocaine, according to the outlet. He immediately notified the authorities which subsequently seized the batch of drugs. The law enforcement is investigating the incident.

https://sputniknews.com/europe/201812081070503991-eu-france-drugs-cocaine-seizure/

>>4208354

you're see some sirius shit

Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killing has prompted Germany to freeze arms export to Saudi Arabia, Berlin’s second biggest weapons importer, until the case has been "cleared up" and call on other European countries to do the same.

The German arms corporation Rheinmetall is allegedly continuing to trade with Saudi Arabia through its Italian and South African subsidiaries, despite Berlin’s export freeze to the Gulf kingdom, a joint investigation by the magazine Stern and public broadcaster ARD suggests. The outlets cite Rheinmetall executive Helmut Merch, who reportedly said during a documented telephone conference with bank analysts in mid-November, that these deliveries have "not been affected" by the recent German export ban, imposed after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Turkey.

https://sputniknews.com/military/201812071070491228-khashoggi-killing-arms-export-germany/

German President to Chinese Students: Karl Marx Had Liberal Views

https://sputniknews.com/asia/201812071070484035-german-president-chinese-students-karl-marx-had-liberal-views/

https://sputniknews.com/society/201805051064181785-Xi-names-marx-the-greatest/

Are they trying to make a connection to German Idealism?

The former head of the South Korean military counterintelligence agency, Lee Jae-soo, was found dead on Friday, Renhap reported, citing police. The former intelligence head was being investigated over alleged interference in the political processes.

The body of former South Korean military counterintelligence chief Lee Jae-soo was found in south-eastern Seoul, Renhap reported. He is presumed to have fallen from the 13th floor of a building in a district where many law firms have their offices. Before the incident, he visited the office of one of his acquaintances in the building.

https://sputniknews.com/asia/201812071070476292-south-korea-intelligence-chief-political-chief/

The Japanese authorities are planning to exclude Chinese telecom equipment producers Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corporation from public procurement amid the US ban on the government use of components produced by the two firms due to concerns over their alleged links to Chinese intelligence, media reported on Friday.

https://sputniknews.com/asia/201812071070467340-japan-china-huawei-zte-govt-contracts-ban/