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France, UK agree to work with Oman to restore safe transit through Strait of Hormuz
French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the joint effort will ensure that Oman’s “sovereign territorial waters are safe for navigation.”
Interpol issues red notice for female suspect in Monaco bombing targeting Jewish oligarch
The Somme, 110 years on: The Jewish soldiers who fought and died
Police hunt fugitive after blast in Monaco wounds several
Israel excludes France from talks with Lebanon, sources tell 'Post'
An Israeli official said that “France’s conduct over the past year...has led Israel to view France as an unfair mediator.”
French authorities flag cadmium risk in pasta, bread, potatoes
New analyses say cadmium exposure through diet in France are three to four times higher than in most other European countries.
Israel's pounding of Lebanon is 'deeply damaging', UK foreign minister says
Meanwhile, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot also condemned Israel's "massive strikes" on Lebanon, stating that the country must be included in a ceasefire agreement.
French nationals released from Iran, returning to France, Macron says
Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris were initially released from Iran's Evin Prison in November 2025 after having been imprisoned there for over three years.
Palestinian-French lawmaker arrested after praising 1972 bomber of Ben Gurion Airport
Hassan, who was elected to the European Parliament in 2024 for the French far-left party France Unbowed, has previously said that “Hamas’s actions are legitimate from an international perspective.”
Lost mosaic shows first visual depiction of women fighting beasts in Roman arenas - study
The mosaic, recovered in 1860s Reims, France and dated to the third century CE, shows about 35 different gladiatorial and hunting scenes, each surrounded by diamond or square-shaped decorations.
Deal with Iran can happen 'as soon as Monday,' Trump tells Fox News
This comes only hours after Trump threatened to strike Iran's power plants and bridges on Tuesday if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz immediately.
Ship passes through Strait of Hormuz after signaling French ownership, data shows
The vessel passed through the Strait a day after French President Emmanuel Macron said it would be unrealistic to launch a military operation to reopen it.
Lebanese artist files war crimes complaint against Israel over death of parents in Beirut - report
Cherri, described by Deadline as "one of Lebanon’s best-known contemporary artists," has had his work featured in several prominent galleries, including the Guggenheim.
France bans annual gathering of Muslims in Paris amid terrorism fears, security risks
The decision comes after France increased security at sensitive sites across Paris after a foiled bomb attack on Bank of America's offices last weekend, in the wake of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
