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Vigils, commemorations and acts of remembrance are being held across the world to mark a year since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel as leaders call for an end to antisemitism and the release of Israeli hostages

A French navy ship departed from southeastern France on Monday, heading toward the Lebanese coast as a precautionary measure to potentially evacuate French citizens. This as Israeli ground forces crossed into southern Lebanon on Tuesday to carry out "targeted raids" against Hezbollah positions.

Israel tells US state department it is targeting infrastructure just inside Lebanon, while Beirutis are urged to evacuate

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot arrived in Lebanon Sunday night for talks with authorities and to bring humanitarian aid, after earlier calling for an “immediate” end to Israeli air strikes. As he arrived, the foreign ministry announced that a second French person had been killed in Lebanon.

Israel on Thursday said it had secured $8.7 billion in military aid from the United States to support its military efforts. The package comes as Israel fights an ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza and continues to strike Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments in…

The new French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot has promised to support efforts to protect human rights around the world. He took over from his predecessor, Stéphane Séjourné on Monday.

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier announced his new government on Saturday, ending months of political uncertainty after snap elections left the country with a hung parliament. The new cabinet, which takes a noticeable shift to the right, was announced after left-wing protesters took to French streets for a second wave…

François-Xavier Bellamy, the top candidate for the conservative Les Républicains party in the upcoming European elections, revealed Monday that he had been targeted by an attempted cyberattack launched by a group believed to be linked to the Chinese government. Coming soon after Socialist Party candidate Raphaël Glucksmann’s announcement that he…

Jean-Noël Barrot says propaganda via social media and fake websites may distort EU election results

Just days after French President Emmanuel Macron provoked a backlash among allies by declaring he could not rule out sending Western troops to Ukraine, a senior minister has doubled down on the message, saying Europe must thwart Vladimir Putin before he presses his military drive further into Europe. “Vladimir Putin…

France, Germany and Italy have reached an agreement on how artificial intelligence should be regulated, which is expected to accelerate negotiations at the European level.