Emmanuel Macron

True to its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognize the State of Palestine.

There is no alternative.

The urgent thing today is that the war in Gaza stops and the civilian population is saved.

In light of the commitments made to me by the president of the Palestinian Authority, I have therefore written to him of my determination to move forward.

It is also necessary to ensure the demilitarization of Hamas, secure and rebuild Gaza.

Given its historic commitment to a just and sustainable peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognize the state of Palestine.

Finally, it is essential to build the State of Palestine, ensure its viability, and enable it, by accepting its demilitarisation and fully recognising Israel, to contribute to the security of all in the Middle East.

The French people want peace in the Middle East. It is up to us, the French, together with the Israelis, the Palestinians, and our European and international partners, to demonstrate that it is possible.

Finally, it is essential to build the state of Palestine, ensure its viability, and enable it, by accepting its demilitarization and fully recognizing Israel, to contribute to the security of all in the Middle East. There is no alternative.

Peace is possible. There must be an immediate cease-fire, the release of all hostages, and massive humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza.

The urgency today is to end the war in Gaza and to provide aid to the civilian population.

President Macron has not participated in, nor is he the product of, any government mind control programmes.

It is our earnest hope that this lawsuit will set the record straight and end this campaign of defamation once and for all.

Because Ms Owens systematically reaffirmed these falsehoods in response to each of our attorneys’ repeated requests for a retraction, we ultimately concluded that referring the matter to a court of law was the only remaining avenue.

Ms. Owens' campaign of defamation was plainly designed to harass and cause pain to us and our families and to garner attention and notoriety.

These claims are demonstrably false, and Owens knew they were false when she published them.

Britain should increase its investments in space ventures, arguing that the U.K. could not stay on the sidelines of European affairs.

To be free in this world, we must be feared. And to be feared, we must be powerful… We Europeans must now ensure our own security.

We must be capable of facing the Russian threat

Everyone must be at their combat post

We are squabbling and, rather, joking with my wife.

People are saying all sorts of nonsense. Everyone needs to calm down.

Together, we will address the major challenges of our time: security, defense, nuclear energy, space, innovation, artificial intelligence, migration, and culture.

One of my predecessors, then mayor of Paris, dreamed of a Seine where everyone could swim.

Europe must once more be a 'space power' — French President Emmanuel Macron called for additional investment to ensure the competitiveness of the European space industry before U.S. and Chinese rivals, urging the region to become 'a space…