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Hamas welcomes Macron’s pledge to recognize Palestinian statehood

The Gaza-based militant group Hamas has welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement that France will recognize Palestine as a state, and is urging other countries to follow suit.

France to recognize Palestine – Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that his country will recognize Palestine as a state in pursuit of what he called a “historic commitment to a just and lasting peace” in the region.

France opens criminal case against Musk’s X

France has opened a criminal investigation into whether algorithms on Elon Musk’s X platform were used to interfere in domestic politics.

France expecting peak temperatures as heatwave hits Europe

Paris was on red alert for high temperatures on Tuesday, with the top of the Eiffel Tower shut, polluting traffic banned and speed restrictions in place as a searing heatwave gripped Europe.

France approves right-to-die law

France’s lower house of parliament has approved a controversial bill to legalize assisted dying for adults with terminal illnesses, amid deep divisions in a country with strong Catholic traditions.

French President Macron Slapped by Wife at Hanoi Airport?

A video showing French President Emmanuel Macron seemingly being slapped by his wife Brigitte upon arrival in Vietnam has gone viral.

Macron says France could recognise Palestinian state in June

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that France could recognise a Palestinian state in June, adding that, in turn, some countries in the Middle East could recognise the state of Israel.

French politician calls for the return of the Statue of Liberty

At the Place Publique party convention, Glucksmann accused the U.S. of betraying the values the Statue of Liberty represents.

French surgeon admits ‘despicable acts’ in child abuse trial

Le Scouarnec’s crimes spanned 25 years, from 1989 to 2014, during which he worked in several hospitals across France.

Paedophile French surgeon on trial for abusing almost 300 patients

A former surgeon is to go on trial in France on Monday charged with raping or sexually assaulting almost 300 former patients, most of them children.

France moves to ban marriage for undocumented migrants

France's Senate backs a bill banning undocumented immigrants from marriage, fueling a constitutional debate.

Is Macron’s wife a transgender? US journalist fuels fresh debate

US journalist Candace Owens has claimed that Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, “is in fact a man.”