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Grapevine, June 12, 2026: Israel is losing brownie points

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

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ILLUSTRATIVE: A woman walks near the State of Palestine Pavilion at the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, last in December 2023.

Israeli, Palestinian civil society meet in France as two-state solution dims

A voter casts their ballot at a polling station during early voting for the mayoral election in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., October 25, 2025.

Israeli firm BlackCore also suspected of meddling in NYC, Scotland votes, French official says

 People’s Peace Summit in Jerusalem, May, 2025.

The Paris Conference, the peace industry, and the illusion of representation - opinion


French national gets 20 years in Mali over alleged destabilization plot

Yann Vezilier is expected to serve his sentence in Mali following a conviction handed down late on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Daily life of french soldiers of barkhane military operation in Mali (Africa) launch in 2013 against terrorism in the area. Ilustrative.

Has the security equation in Europe changed? - opinion

The United States is staying in Europe but refusing to live up to past expectations or terms. The relationship is moving from a near-absolute, unconditional guarantee to a conditional partnership.

US Army Brig. Gen. Curtis King, commanding general of 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command speaks with Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll, April 30 in Ansbach, Germany.

France intercepts another 'shadow fleet' tanker linked to Russian oil

The tanker, which had sailed from Russia's Arctic port of Murmansk, was suspected of flying under a false flag and was intercepted with support from Britain, French President Emmanuel Macron said.

French Navy personnel approach an oil tanker, subject to international sanctions and sailing from Russia, in the Atlantic Ocean, in this handout obtained by Reuters on June 1, 2026.

France bans Israel from defense exhibition, limits Israeli companies to showing defensive weapons

This means that the government and the ministry will be unable to participate in the exhibition or establish a national pavilion at EUROSATORY.

 A visitor walks past the Israeli pavilion during the Eurosatory International Defence Exhibition in Villepinte, north of Paris, France June 11, 2018.

French Navy boards Russian oil tanker, obstructs Atlantic 'shadow-fleet'

"This operation took place in the Atlantic Ocean, on the high seas, with the support of several partners, including the United Kingdom, in strict compliance with the law of the sea," said PM Macron.

French Navy personnel approach an oil tanker, subject to international sanctions and sailing from Russia, in the Atlantic Ocean, in this handout obtained by Reuters on June 1, 2026.

Some 800 people arrested, one dead, after riotous Paris celebrations post-PSG's soccer trophy win

According to the Paris prosecutor's office, a 24-year-old man died during a motorcycle accident on the Boulevard Périphérique, while 780 people were arrested during celebrations.

General view of the Eiffel Tower as Paris St Germain fans celebrate after winning the UEFA Champions League.

French Foreign Minister calls for UNSC 'emergency meeting' over Israel's operations in Lebanon

In an interview with BFMTV, Barrot stated that "Nothing can justify the prolongation of (Israel's) military operations in Lebanon and its increasingly deep occupation of Lebanese territory."

FRENCH FOREIGN Minister Jean-Noel Barrot arrives to a meeting with the French electrification team to accelerate national mobilization in favour of the electrification of France at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France, May 26, 2026.

French minister of justice calls for a three-year halt on immigration, changes to the constitution

Minister of Justice Gérald Darmanin said that France has "reached the limit of its absorption and integration capacity."

France's Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin reacts as he waits for the arrival of France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu ahead of a plenary session marking the inauguration of Vice-President of the Council of State, at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on May 21, 2026.

No, ambassador: Israel's anger with France is not 'staged,' it is earned - opinion

Israel needs an ally that doesn’t treat its survival as a bargaining chip.

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a Greece–France Economic Forum at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens, last week.

Neanderthals' ancient toolkit included hammers, blades made from rhino teeth, study finds

Dental microwear analysis, which allows for the microscopic study of surface textures, confirmed that the marks were made after the animals' deaths, ruling out chewing or dietary wear and tear.

Rupert van Der Werff from Summers Place Auctions with a rare skeleton of a long-extinct woolly rhinoceros in Billingshurst, England, March 5, 2019; file photo.