We must pave the way for peace,” French President Emmanuel Macron said to applause at the UN summit. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

French President Emmanuel Macron says France is officially recognizing the state of Palestine. The move came during a U.N. conference chaired by France and Saudi Arabia aimed at generating new support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,

The decision by four nations from the West, which has traditionally allied with Israel, aligned them with more than 140 other countries also backing Palestinians' aspiration to forge an independent homeland from the occupied territories.

KIGALI, Rwanda — Security at next month’s European Road Cycling Championships in France will be strengthened due to the presence of an Israeli team, organizers say. The October 1-5 event comes a fortnight after pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrators, fired up by the presence of the Israeli Premier Tech team, disrupted the Vuelta a España.

France and Australia have signalled that they will not withdraw over Israel’s possible presence at next year's Eurovision Song Contest, even as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to intensify.V

In his typical no-nonsense style, Fish called the win a total team effort, saying “everyone in the line-up contributed in some way. ” Israel’s National Team in baseball overcame demonstrations, bad weather,