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Outrage after UK, Canada, France website put consulate addresses in 'Palestine'

This move comes after Western countries recognized Palestinian statehood at the United Nations General Assembly.

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Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour (L) takes his seat at the start of a United Nations Security Council meeting on Gaza and the Middle East, at UN headquarters in New York City on March 18, 2025.

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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy talks to journalists after the verdict in his trial with other defendants on charges of corruption and illegal financing of an election campaign, at the courthouse in Paris, France, September 25, 2025.

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Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with France's President Emmanuel Macron in New York City, US, September 24, 2024.

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Teacher stabbed by student fascinated by 'Nazi ideologies' is in stable condition -French minister

Jacky Wolfarth, mayor of the town of Benfeld where the attack took place, said the school was evacuated and described the incident to reporters as "isolated."

French gendarmes and police stand in front of the College Robert Schuman secondary school where a teacher was stabbed in class by a 14-year-old student, in Benfeld, near Strasbourg, France, September 24, 2025.

France's Notre Dame Cathedral reopens towers six years after fire

The inauguration of the towers is one of the final steps in the cathedral's billion-dollar reconstruction.

Inauguration ceremony of the new tour route of the Cathedral Towers Gothic structures destroyed following the April 2019 fire, shows chimeras of Notre-Dame cathedral, in Paris, France, September 19, 2025.

'We must recommit ourselves to the two-state solution before it is too late,' UN chief at UNGA

This comes as France and Saudi Arabia preside over a UNGA session centered around the recognition of a Palestinian state, with several Western countries recognizing a state.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses delegates during a high-level meeting of heads of state on a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians at United Nations headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025.

France joins other Western allies in recognizing Palestinian state

While the event, convened by France and Saudi Arabia, could boost the morale of Palestinians in their long search for statehood, it is not expected to deliver change on the ground.

French President Emmanuel Macron visits the riding hall at Pontlevoy Abbey, as part of the 42nd edition of the European Heritage Days, in Pontlevoy, France on September 19, 2025

Fueled by billionaire money, Europe’s far-right reaches heights unseen since Hitler - opinion

These populist movements, often marked by fascist and racist traits, now enjoy support from some of the world’s most powerful billionaires

 A demonstrator gestures, what is believed to symbolise "WP" for 'white power', at a right-wing protest at Friedrichshain district in Berlin, Germany, March 22, 2025.

World summit to meet on two-state solution as support grows for Palestinian state

The US administration has also warned of possible consequences for those who take measures against Israel, including against France, whose president, Emmanuel Macron, is hosting the New York summit.

 Delegates react to the voting results during the United Nations General Assembly vote on a draft resolution that would recognize the Palestinians as qualified to become a full UN member, in New York City, US May 10, 2024.

WATCH: Bennett denounces Palestinian state recognition: ‘Palestine today means Paris tomorrow'

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett cautioned European nations that the recognition of a Palestinian state will only breed more terrorism across the globe.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett delivers a statement to the media, telling reporters he will not be running in Israel?s next election, at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, in Jerusalem June 29, 2022

Marseille mosque shut down due to alleged ties to Muslim Brotherhood

The mosque's imam had been convicted of glorifying terrorism six months ago.

The imam of the Bleuets mosque Imam Ismail (L) speaks with local residents following his press conference, in Marseille, southern France on September 9, 2024, after the Bouches-du-Rhone Police Prefect has informed the Bleuets mosque of his intention to close it, considering that 'statements legitimi

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71% of French, 87% of UK public against Palestinian state recognition without Hamas conditions

Many fear granting a Palestinian state without conditions would legitimize the terror group's actions.

Members of the pro-Israeli collective "Nous Vivrons" hold placards on the day of a ceremony in tribute to the victims of the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas in Israel, and in support of the hostages, in Paris, France, October 7, 2024

French military leader warns of increased 'hostile' activity in space

Adversaries, especially Russia, have diversified methods of disrupting satellites, with activity such as jamming, lasers and cyberattacks having become commonplace

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