Emmanuel Macron

Macron’s diplomacy ahead of Paris conference raises bias concerns on Israel - opinion

Macron’s diplomatic messaging on the Middle East sparks debate over neutrality and double standards.

France's President Emmanuel Macron arrives for the European Political Community summit in Yerevan, Armenia, May 4, 2026.
French President Emmanuel Macron attends a Greece–France Economic Forum at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens, last week.

France’s double standards on Israel is a betrayal of moral values - opinion

Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks during a joint declaration press event with French President following their meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on April 21, 2026.

Lebanon not seeking confrontation with Hezbollah but won't be intimidated, Lebanese PM says

United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon April 16, 2026.

IDF confirms Hezbollah attacked UNIFIL soldiers during ceasefire


EU leaders back 'drone wall' to repel Russia after airspace violations

European authorities have accused Russia of brazen violations of the region's airspace, including with recent incursions by drones over Poland and fighter jets over Estonia.

A Russian drone strike on the Nachlas Eliezer Synagogue in the Peresyp district of Odessa caused significant damage to the building

Macron, Pezeshkian discuss French prisoners, Iranian nuclear program at UNGA

"An agreement remains possible. Only a few hours are left. It is up to Iran to respond to the legitimate conditions we have set," Macron concluded.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with France's President Emmanuel Macron in New York City, US, September 24, 2024.

An open letter to Western leaders who recognize a Palestinian state - opinion

Western leaders' recognition of a Palestinian state seems more like a punishment for Bibi and his reckless actions than anything else.

French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 23, 2025.

Macron says Trump should stop Gaza war if he wants Nobel peace prize

Trump has condemned moves by Western powers, including France, to recognize a Palestinian state, saying such steps would reward "horrible atrocities" by Hamas terrorists.

France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he attends a joint statement with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Moldovan President Maia Sandu, and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz afte a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Chisinau, Moldova, August 27, 2025

France's Notre Dame Cathedral reopens towers six years after fire

The inauguration of the towers is one of the final steps in the cathedral's billion-dollar reconstruction.

Inauguration ceremony of the new tour route of the Cathedral Towers Gothic structures destroyed following the April 2019 fire, shows chimeras of Notre-Dame cathedral, in Paris, France, September 19, 2025.

Macron: Palestinian statehood recognition meant to weaken Hamas, not reward violence

“We don’t recognize Palestine to reward violence. We do it to create a political horizon, especially for those who reject Hamas,” Macron said in an interview.

 France's President Emmanuel Macron, July 10, 2025.

WATCH: Bennett denounces Palestinian state recognition: ‘Palestine today means Paris tomorrow'

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett cautioned European nations that the recognition of a Palestinian state will only breed more terrorism across the globe.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett delivers a statement to the media, telling reporters he will not be running in Israel?s next election, at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, in Jerusalem June 29, 2022

Austria’s deputy FM urges EBU not to yield to Eurovision boycott 'blackmail'

Austria’s deputy FM urged the EBU not to yield to boycott calls over Israel’s Eurovision participation, calling cultural boycotts "foolish" and warning against giving in to political pressure.

Eurovision 2026 logo

Macron vows to combat antisemitism: 'I know the anxiety of French Jews'

The French president announced his intent to crack down on antisemitism ahead of France's official recognition on a Palestinian state.

French President Emmanuel Macron visits the riding hall at Pontlevoy Abbey, as part of the 42nd edition of the European Heritage Days, in Pontlevoy, France on September 19, 2025

Suspect in 1982 attack on Paris Jewish restaurant arrested in West Bank

It was part of a wave of overseas violence by Palestinian terrorists that had begun in the 1970s. No one has yet been tried in connection with the case.

View of firemen and a rescuers in the rue des Rosiers after the French-Jewish delicatessen restaurant Jo Goldenberg was attacked on August 9, 1982 in Paris.