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France should have recognised Palestinian statehood years ago. The cynic in me asks: why now? | Rokhaya Diallo
ByRokhaya Diallo September 18, 2025

Weakened domestically, Emmanuel Macron wants an international legacy. Yet still, he does nothing to sanction IsraelWhen Emmanuel Macron announced that France intended to recognise Palestinian statehood, he drew a furious rebuke from Israel – and caused…

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France should have recognised Palestinian statehood years ago. The cynic in me asks: why now? | Rokhaya Diallo
ByRokhaya Diallo September 18, 2025

Weakened domestically, Emmanuel Macron wants an international legacy. Yet still, he does nothing to sanction IsraelWhen Emmanuel Macron announced that France intended to recognise Palestinian statehood, he drew a furious rebuke from Israel – and caused…

Read More France should have recognised Palestinian statehood years ago. The cynic in me asks: why now? | Rokhaya Diallo
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Pépé le Moko review – mysterious and passionately despairing French noir with a luminous Jean Gabin
ByPeter Bradshaw September 11, 2025

Powerful French film that inspired Casablanca stars Gabin as a holed-up gangster in Algiers lured to his doom by infatuationJulien Duvivier’s mysterious and passionately despairing 1937 movie is rereleased, with its luminous lead performance from Jean …

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Pépé le Moko review – mysterious and passionately despairing French noir with a luminous Jean Gabin
ByPeter Bradshaw September 11, 2025

Powerful French film that inspired Casablanca stars Gabin as a holed-up gangster in Algiers lured to his doom by infatuationJulien Duvivier’s mysterious and passionately despairing 1937 movie is rereleased, with its luminous lead performance from Jean …

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UK, Germany and France say they have triggered UN sanctions on Iran
ByPatrick Wintour in Tehran August 28, 2025August 28, 2025

Move by trio of European powers gives Tehran 30 days to improve access for inspection of its nuclear sitesThe UK, France and Germany have formally notified the UN that they have triggered the restoration of sweeping UN sanctions against Iran, giving Te…

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Iran faces return of sweeping sanctions from UK, France and Germany
ByPatrick Wintour in Tehran August 28, 2025

Decision by European powers follows Iran’s failure to readmit UN inspectors to all of its nuclear sitesThe UK, France and Germany are expected to announce on Thursday that they will reimpose sweeping sanctions on Iran for failing to readmit UN inspecto…

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Macron Defends Call for Palestinian Statehood in Letter to Netanyahu
ByCatherine Porter August 27, 2025

President Emmanuel Macron of France also pushed back against accusations by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he had not done enough to protect French Jews from antisemitic attacks.

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Macron Defends Call for Palestinian Statehood in Letter to Netanyahu
ByCatherine Porter August 27, 2025

President Emmanuel Macron of France also pushed back against accusations by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he had not done enough to protect French Jews from antisemitic attacks.

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Macron Defends Call for Palestinian Statehood in Letter to Netanyahu
ByCatherine Porter August 26, 2025August 27, 2025

President Emmanuel Macron of France also pushed back against accusations by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he had not done enough to protect French Jews from antisemitic attacks.

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How Starmer, Macron and Merz Tried to Halt the War in Gaza
ByMichael D. Shear, Steven Erlanger and Roger Cohen August 10, 2025August 10, 2025

Images of starving children and Israel’s planned expansion of settlements spurred Britain, France and Germany to a tougher stance. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was undeterred.

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