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UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday at a UN meeting on the two-state solution that his country recognizes the State of Palestine, joining most of the other UN member states that have already done so. “I declare today that France recognizes the State of Palestine,” …

JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday night condemned French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state. The French president wrote on the social media platform X earlier in the night that, “consistent with its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged China and France to be reliable forces for maintaining international order, open forces for promoting global growth and progressive forces for guiding multilateral cooperation. Speaking to French President Emmanuel Macron over phone, Xi called on China and France to …

KIEV | Xinhua |  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he spoke by phone with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday ahead of an upcoming conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We coordinated our positions ahead of the conversation between President Trump and Putin and the …

  PARIS  | Xinhua | French President Emmanuel Macron, following extensive discussions with European leaders over the past few days, met with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in the White House on Monday in a bid to let the collective voice of Europe on the Ukraine crisis be heard. Despite …

PARIS | Xinhua | French President Emmanuel Macron has nominated former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as the new prime minister, the Elysee announced on Thursday. Macron has tasked Barnier with forming a unified government to serve the country and the French people, the Elysee said in a press release. Born …

PARIS | Xinhua | French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s resignation, but asked him to stay as the head of a caretaker government until the establishment of a new administration, French presidential office announced on Tuesday. “For this period to end as soon as possible, it …

PARIS, FRANCE | TASS | French President Emmanuel Macron has refused to accept the resignation of the republic’s Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, the AFP news agency reported, citing the Elysee Palace. According to it, the head of state asked the prime minister to temporarily stay in office to ensure stability in the …

PARIS | Xinhua | French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced Sunday night to submit his resignation to French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, following the defeat of Macron’s centrist coalition in the legislative elections. “This evening, the political group that I represented in this campaign, has achieved three times more …

PARIS | Xinhua | French President Emmanuel Macron announced the dissolution of the National Assembly Sunday evening, following defeat of his party in 2024 European Parliament elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. “I have decided to give you back the choice of your parliamentary future through …