France will officially recognize the state of Palestine, "true to its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East," French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday. "I will make the solemn announcement at the United Nations General Assembly" in September, Macron said in a statement.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on Wednesday to try to resolve differences over the FCAS Franco-German-Spanish fighter jet project by the end of August, a German government spokesperson said.

France's justice minister is transferring 100 of the country’s most dangerous inmates to a high-security prison to prevent them from running criminal operations from behind bars. Justice

The agreement does not grant France’s 172 years-old Pacific colony independence, either immediately or in the future.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a "very substantive" hour-long phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, according to Zelenskyy's post on Telegram. The two leaders discussed the situation on the front lines and Ukraine's urgent defense needs.