NewsFeed France’s president Emmanuel Macron said Lebanon’s fight against threats to its security is ‘just’, while stressing that no violation of sovereignty can be justified. His comments come as fighting escalates between Israel and Hezbollah, with more than 1,000 people killed and 1.1 million displaced in Lebanon. Published On 23 Mar 202623 Mar 2026 Click … Read more
Macron: Palestinian state recognition needed France’s Macron says recognizing Palestinian statehood is necessary “to isolate Hamas” 02:53 French President Emmanuel Macron pushed back on Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s criticism of France’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state, telling CBS News that doing so is necessary to combat Hamas. Macron plans to formalize his country’s … Read more
Macron’s remarks come as fears snowball over the U.S. potentially joining Israel’s military campaign in Iran, which began late last week and has crippled Iranian nuclear sites and killed top regime officials. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump was indeed considering that option. On his way back to the … Read more
He also announced that age verification will soon be imposed in France on sites selling knives online, similar to measures that currently apply to pornographic sites. “A 15-year-old will no longer be able to buy a knife online. That means we’re going to impose massive financial sanctions and bans,” he promised. Earlier, Prime Minister François … Read more
PARIS (Reuters) – France and Britain are proposing a partial one-month truce between Russia and Ukraine that would not cover ground fighting, French President Emmanuel Macron told the daily newspaper Le Figaro on Sunday. However, Macron said the truce would cover air, sea and energy infrastructure attacks. “In the event of a ceasefire, it would … Read more
Emmanuel Macron issues mea culpa over French legislative elections Financial Times Calling snap elections created more instability for France, Macron admits FRANCE 24 English Macron acknowledges error on early elections in New Year’s speech Reuters France’s Macron acknowledges snap elections backfired The Hill Macron Says Dissolving Parliament Sowed Division, Urges Unity Bloomberg Source link
French leader denies inviting tech founder to France or having prior knowledge of his visit. French President Emmanuel Macron has defended a decision to grant fast-track citizenship to indicted Telegram CEO Pavel Durov. Speaking at a news conference during a visit to Serbia, Macron said that granting nationality to high-profile figures who learn French and … Read more
But Macron’s decision to postpone appointing a new government further angered his rivals on the left. “Emmanuel Macron is locking everything until mid-August so that he won’t have to admit we arrived first,” left-wing lawmaker Sandrine Rousseau wrote on X. For his part, Macron slammed the far left’s decision to table a bill to repeal … Read more
Macron was answering a question on whether he would be ready to resign if the National Rally wins the parliamentary election and urges him to leave. It also intersected with swirling rumors which began circulating on Tuesday that he was considering resigning, triggering a denial from the Elysée. Instead, Macron said that he would take … Read more
“We’ve always had the same philosophy, we help the Ukrainians to fight,” he said. France had until now stopped short of donating fighter jets to Ukraine, arguing that Kyiv needs to focus on obtaining and training on F-16s, which are more common than the Mirages made by the French arms manufacturer Dassault. The Ukrainian president … Read more