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

The meeting, attended by foreign ministers and senior officials from dozens of countries, marks one year since the UN-backed New York Declaration, which set out a roadmap toward Palestinian statehood

ILLUSTRATIVE: A woman walks near the State of Palestine Pavilion at the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, last in December 2023.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to international media on the Gaza war, in Jerusalem, August 10, 2025

Reputational security: Israel's strategic asset in free fall - opinion

Syrians gather to mark the anniversary of the 2011 uprising against the ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, Syria March 15, 2026.

Syria pushes to gain closer ties with Western powers as it reaches meetings with G7, NATO, and WHO

A SYRIAN flag is displayed outside the White House following the meeting of US President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 10, 2025.

Syria building US relations while serving pivotal regional role - analysis


Trump replaces G7 coronavirus meeting at Camp David with video conference

The decision comes as nations around the world seal their borders and ban travel to stop the virus' spread.

U.S. President Trump holds news conference on the coronavirus outbreak at the White House in Washington

Iran’s hostage taking now targets French academics - analysis

Iran targets academics because it views them as the soft underbelly of Western countries.

France's top diplomat Emmanuel Bonne meets with Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran, Iran July 10, 2019

Surprised, Trump thinks he's still in hospitality business

"He wanted to put on a show, he wanted to take care of folks," Mulvaney said. "He's in the hotel business, at least he was."

The Trump National Doral golf resort is shown in Doral, Florida, U.S., March 18, 2019

Netanyahu: Now is the wrong time to talk with Iran

In a joint press conference with Macron at the G7, Trump spoke of the possibility of meeting soon with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R) and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attend a meeting with Muslim leaders and scholars in Hyderabad, India, February 15, 2018

Italian astronaut tweets pictures of Amazon fires from space

"The smoke is visible for thousands of kilometers," he wrote.

Burning forest is seen during "Operation Green Wave" to combat illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest

A Trump, Rouhani meeting in the works? - analysis

Both Trump and Rouhani said the idea is feasible in the same day - an unprecedented sign of diplomatic potential.

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R)

Donald Trump leaves Iran diplomacy door open after Macron's Zarif gambit

On Sunday Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is under US sanctions, flew to the French town of Biarritz where the Group of Seven leaders were meeting.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Union Council President Donald Tusk, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Tru

Trump caught off guard as Iran's Zarif lands in G7 summit town

A White House official said France's invitation to Mohammad Javad Zarif for talks on the sidelines of the meeting in the Basque beachside town of Biarritz was "a surprise."

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Union Council President Donald Tusk, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Tru