Palestine

The British government has said it will officially recognise Palestine as a state in September - unless Israel meets certain conditions. Following an emergency cabinet meeting on Gaza, Sir Keir Starmer made the announcement on Tuesday after a meeting with US President Donald Trump the previous day. Politics latest: Israel…

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that the U.K. will recognize the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly in late September unless Israel takes steps to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza and commits to a renewed peace process with the Palestinians.Why it matters: Starmer's statement follows shortly…

France and Saudi Arabia will lead the charge starting Monday to revive the moribund push for a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians at a UN conference in New York. Days before the July 28-30 conference, to be co-chaired by Riyadh and Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that…

PARIS, July 26 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement that France would become the first Western member of the United Nations Security Council to recognize a Palestinian state in September has caused diplomatic ructions from the Middle East through Europe to Washington. But it did not come out of the…

PARIS, France — President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday, July 24, 2025, that France will formally recognise the state of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September, marking a major diplomatic shift and adding to mounting international pressure on Israel over the war in Gaza. “The urgent thing…

France has announced it will recognise Palestine, and the UK is calling Israel’s actions ‘indefensible’. Anthony Albanese looks increasingly flatfooted and out of touch. Anthony Albanese and Emmanuel Macron (Image: Private Media/Zennie) The rapidly developing international response to Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank has left the Albanese…

Three weeks ago, I attended a peaceful protest where a male NSW police officer punched me hard enough to rupture my right eyeball so severely that it resembled a deflated football. Against the odds, and because of two exceptionally skilled surgeons and their teams, I am now hopeful of saving…

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will officially recognize the State of Palestine, marking a significant geopolitical shift as global outrage mounts over the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. In a statement published on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, Macron said he will formalize the recognition during his…

French president Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will recognise Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza. Mr Macron said in a post on X that he will formalise the decision at the United Nations General Assembly in September. "The urgent thing today is…

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