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French President Emmanuel Macron lands in Syria in first visit to post-Assaad Damascus by EU head
The visit underlines Syria's geopolitical transformation under Sharaa, a former al Qaeda commander who has established close ties with Western and Middle Eastern powers that shunned Assad.
Trump says 'restraining order needed' against Meloni in social media post ahead of NATO summit
France softens stance on selling Franco-Italian air-defense system to Turkey, sources say
Thousands evacuated from homes in southwest France as 'battle resumes' against raging wildfires
French President Macron set to visit Syria to expand political and economic ties - analysis
Macron visited Lebanon in January 2025, and Saudi Arabia in December 2024, attempting to increase France’s role in the region.
Lessons from Yitzhak Shamir: What Israel should look for in its next prime minister - opinion
With regard to the future, let us hope for a strong, properly motivated leadership to ensure a strong, secure tomorrow for our beloved country.
Wine Talk: The kosher Michel Rolland
From a small importer to a global powerhouse, Royal Wine Corp reshaped the kosher wine market across continents.
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
An Interpol red notice is a request for law enforcement to locate and provisionally arrest a suspect no matter where they are found. It is not an international arrest warrant.
The Somme, 110 years on: The Jewish soldiers who fought and died
The Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest and most infamous battles in history, was intended to break the German lines and bring World War I closer to an Allied victory.
Police hunt fugitive after blast in Monaco wounds several
Two of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries, Christophe Mirmand, minister of state of Monaco, told BFM TV.
At least 11 killed after civilian aircraft crashes in France, local prefecture confirms
The plane belonged to a parachutist school. The pilot and all 10 passengers, five students and five instructors, died in the accident, the local prefecture said.
France records 1,000 excess deaths during record-breaking heatwave
Scientists have said the heatwave, which began on June 20, was the worst recorded in Europe, where the climate is changing faster than the global average.
Jewish hero’s inclusion in French Panthéon uncorks divisions over who wears mantle of resistance
About 80 national heroes have been inducted over two centuries in the Paris monument, from philosopher Voltaire and writer Victor Hugo to magistrate and Holocaust survivor Simone Veil.
