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France's National Assembly approves banning under-15s from social media

President Emmanuel Macron is urging France to follow Australia, whose ban for under-16s on social media platforms including Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube came into force in December.

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the media ahead of a summit of EU leaders to discuss transatlantic relations following US President Donald Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on a list of EU countries over his demand to acquire Greenland, in Brussels, Belgium January 22, 2026.
A man shows a sign mentioning US President Donald Trump during a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in Rome, Italy, January 13, 2026.

Italy's FM demands EU include IRGC in terror group list in response to Iran's protests crackdown

A Jewish settler shepherd looks at Palestinians that are loading trucks as they are dismantling their houses after they were forced to evacuate their homes due to settlers harassment from a nearby outpost on January 12, 2026 in Ras Ein el-Auja, in the Jordan Vally West Bank.

Two Italian policemen in West Bank held up by settler, forced to kneel at gunpoint

KLM aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Schipol airport near Amsterdam April 15, 2015.

KLM, Air France suspend Israel flights as US-Iran tensions escalate


What you need to know about France's political crisis - explainer

Politics has become increasingly fraught in France as the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, lost a parliamentary vote.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou speaks during a debate before a confidence vote on the budget issue during an extraordinary session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, September 8, 2025.

Netanyahu backs EU rollout of tool to track online antisemitism

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu supports expanding Hungary’s AI tool to track antisemitic hate online across Europe, warning it directly impacts Israel’s security.

President of Hungary’s Action and Protection Foundation (TEV) Kálmán Szalai (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R).

EU's Kallas says Xi, Putin, Kim, Iran challenge rules-based order

"Xi standing alongside the leaders of Russia, Iran, North Korea, these aren't just anti-Western optics: This is a direct challenge to the international sysytem built on rules," Kallas said

Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrive for a reception marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 3, 2025.

Germany blocks EU sanctions against Israel, Europe divided over Gaza war

The positions of the different EU countries were made public after mounting public pressure against the EU for its "silence" and "ignorance" on what is happening in the Gaza Strip.

Demonstrators hold a banner as they demand to impose sanctions against Israel in front of the Reichstag building, the seat of the lower house of parliament Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, June 21, 2025

French FM slams Trump, says France 'stands by Greenland's side' during visit to the island - report

Barrot arrived in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, on Saturday evening to express France's "solidarity" with the Greenlandic people, French newspaper Lematin reported.

 Greenland's flag flies in Igaliku settlement, Greenland, July 5, 2024.

Israel is undermining the two-state solution, Denmark's foreign minister says

European Union foreign ministers have urged the United States to reconsider its decision not to allow Palestinian officials to take part in the UN General Assembly in New York.

Denmarks Foreign Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen and EU High Representative of Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas during a Press conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday August 30, 2025

Macron says Putin would have duped Trump if he doesn't commit to Zelensky meeting

Ukrainian President Zelensky pushed again for "NATO-like" security guarantees for his country.

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, US, August 15, 2025.

Record wildfires burn more than a million hectares of land across Europe

The previous record was in 2017, when the area burned by wildfires was around 998,000 hectares.

A firefighter moves through burning trees and shrubs during a wildfire in Castelo Novo, Fundao area, Portugal, August 21, 2025

Iran, European powers agree to resume nuclear deal talks next week

France, Britain, and Germany said they could re-activate United Nations sanctions on Iran under a "snapback" mechanism if Tehran does not return to negotiations.

Pictures of Iranian military commanders, nuclear scientists and others killed in Israeli strikes are displayed in Behesht Zahra Cemetery in southern Tehran, Iran, July 11, 2025

EU foreign ministers condemn Israel's new West Bank E1 settlement plan

The Foreign Ministry "rejects the attempt to impose foreign dictates upon it [Jerusalem]," it said Friday.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich interacts with a man, on the day of a press conference regarding settlements expansion for the long-frozen E1 settlement, that would split east Jerusalem from the West Bank, near the Israeli settlement of Ma'aleh Adumim, August 14, 2025.