France

A football-sized gold nugget stolen from one of France's most famous museums

On Sept 16 cleaning staff found the geology and mineralogy gallery breached. It is now closed. Investigators say the gang used angle grinders and a blowtorch to cut through armored glass.

The Grand Gallery of Evolution in the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.
People attend a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, in Italy, August 30, 2025.

Italian port blocks arms for Israel as worker protests mount

Displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, move southward after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip September 15, 2025.

Canada, France, UK slam IDF's 'destructive campaign' in Gaza City

Riot police officers stand guard in front of students taking part in a pro-Palestinian protest in front of the Israeli Embassy in Brussels, Belgium May 30, 2024.

Three French Muslim teenagers on trial for planned terror attack on Israeli embassy in Belgium


Journès at 'Post' Conference: France’s Palestine recognition didn’t end ceasefire talks

At The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference, France’s ambassador defends his country’s stance on Palestine and its impact on talks.

French Ambassador Frédéric Journès, German ambassador Steffen Siebert speaking at The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference, September 16, 2025.

Iran's uranium-enrichment program must be dismantled, US's Wright says

Wright urged IAEA members to back US calls to fully dismantle Iran’s enrichment program as Europe weighs sanctions.

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks on the opening day of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, September 15, 2025.

Despite Macron's efforts, France's influence on the Middle East counts for little - opinion

French presidents have aspired to be power brokers in the Middle East ever since France assumed its colonial role there after World War I.

SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Mohammed bin Salman meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in Riyadh, last year. Ever resilient, Macron is about to have another try, says the writer.

The West's recognition of Palestinian state rewards Hamas for terror - opinion

Recognizing a Palestinian state does not pacify antisemitic Arab mobs in the West; it emboldens them.

UK PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer meets with Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro last year. While Hamas sits in defiance, the world hands it a diplomatic prize, the writer charges.

British, French, German foreign ministers condemn Israel's Qatar strikes

Israel struck Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday in a bid to assassinate senior Hamas leaders.

Vehicles stop at a red traffic light, a day after an Israeli attack on Hamas leaders, in Doha, Qatar, September 10, 2025.

Germany to back France-led two-state solution to Israel-Palestine conflict, Bloomberg News reports

Germany is reportedly planning to support a United Nations resolution on Friday adopting the declaration, led by France and Saudi Arabia.

United Nations Security Council holds a session following Israel's security cabinet's decision to take control of Gaza City, August 10, 2025.

Foreign nationals placed pig heads outside Paris mosques, prosecutor says

As political unrest ramped up in France, authorities investigated pig heads that were placed outside of multiple Paris mosques.

Members of the police detain people near a highway in Porte de Bagnolet during a day of protests in Paris, as part of a grassroots protest movement called "Bloquons Tout" ("Let's Block Everything") calling for nationwide all-day disruption, France, September 10, 2025

Trump told Netanyahu that striking Hamas inside Qatar was not wise - report

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said he also spoke to Trump on a phone call and shared concerns about the situation in the Middle East in the aftermath of Israeli strikes in Qatar.

 US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, US, July 7, 2025.

Attacker arrested after stabbing two people in French school, police says

Police said the attacker was a former student at the school but could give no immediate details on his motives.

 A French police officer of the anti-crime squad, Brigade Anti-Criminalite de nuit (BAC N 75) is seen during a night patrol in Paris on October 16, 2020

France's Macron seeks new prime minister after government's collapse

Following a vote to remove French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, Paris police brace for possibly disruptive protests.

France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he attends a joint statement with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Moldovan President Maia Sandu, and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz afte a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Chisinau, Moldova, August 27, 2025

Israel considers shutting French consulate in Jerusalem, Paris threatens response - report

Israel's threat to shut France's Jerusalem consulate sparks warnings from Paris, raising tensions ahead of potential recognition of Palestinian statehood.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Emmanuel Macron meet in Jerusalem on October 24, 2023. Netanyahu reportedly has told Macron that he is not currently welcome in Israel.