French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed 34-year-old Gabriel Attal to become the country's next prime minister. Attal will be the country's youngest prime minister since the founding of the French Fifth Republic in 1958, CNN reported.
As Paris braces to host the Olympic Games this year, French President Emmanuel Macron has called for unity in his New Year's Eve Address, according to German media publication DW.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday confirmed his visit as Chief Guest at Republic Day celebrations next year and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the invitation.
"At the invitation of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of France, will be visiting India as the Chief Guest for the 75th Republic Day celebrations," the Ministry of External Affairs confirmed in a release on Friday.
Speaking at a press conference at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai, Macron said he would be travelling to Qatar to "work together on a new truce deal as soon as possible".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Dubai on Friday and discussed climate action and climate financing, among others.
In a post on X, Macron expressed his commitment to tirelessly working towards the release of all hostages while underscoring the significance of the declared truce in providing much-needed aid and rescuing civilians in Gaza.
President Macron made clear that he does not and did not intend to accuse Israel of intentionally harming innocent civilians in the campaign against the terrorist organization Hamas. President Macron also emphasized that he unequivocally supports Israel's right and duty to self-defense, a
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to French President Emmanuel Macron's call for Israel to stop attacking the civilians in Gaza, said that Hamas is responsible for these deaths, and not Israel, The Times of Israel reported.