Diplomacy divided: Jewish groups rebuke Paris amid Palestinian statehood shift

The July 2025 incident in France was a momentous event in global relations when it was declared the French government wants to recognize the State of Palestine officially in the next September meeting of the United Nations General assembly. Taken under the direction of its President Emmanuel Macron, the move makes France the first G7 […]
France’s court ruling on Assad opens path for future war crime prosecutions

On 25 July 2025, French supreme court Cour de Cassation gave a final decision on a legal case that has drawn international attention over years. A 2023 arrest warrant against former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on suspicion of war crime and crime against humanity on chemical attacks in Ghouta (2013) and Douma (2018) that killed […]