French President Emmanuel Macron's announcement to officially recognise a Palestinian state drew a candid response from US President Donald Trump, much to the surprise of American ally Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

When I first heard that Emmanuel Macron was planning to recognise a state of Palestine, I wondered whether it might be worth asking him to do us all a favour and recognise Britain as having resolved its problem with small boats?

Ever since he was first elected in 2017 Mr Macron has pushed the idea of European “strategic autonomy”. For years it was brushed aside politely by France’s Atlanticist neighbours as fanciful Gaullist grandeur,

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged Britain to stick close to its neighbors despite its exit from the European Union, saying France and the U.K. will “save Europe” by standing for democracy,

France is set to officially recognize Palestine as a state, following the footsteps of Sweden, Spain, Ireland, Norway, and Slovenia.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will host French President Emmanuel Macron for talks over dinner in Berlin on Wednesday, with Europe's battle to soften incoming U.S. tariffs and support for Ukraine expected to top a packed agenda.

French President Emmanuel Macron has outlined plans for a big increase in defence spending, warning Europe's liberty is facing a "greater threat" than at any time since the end of World War Two. In a speech to the armed forces in Paris,

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron intend to hold in-depth discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy regarding measures to combat corruption. Source: German government spokesperson Stefan Cornelius,