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Spain, France and Italy Named in Reported CIA Alert on Russian Drones but Rome Says It Has No Confirmation

Italy has rejected a report alleging Russia could launch drones from disguised merchant ships against Mediterranean targets, while European officials said no specific alert had been confirmed.

International Business Times UK · Sep 24

Macron says 'CIA did not ​inform French services' of possible Russian drone attacks

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday denied a report by Spanish newspaper El Mundo that the US Central Intelligence Agency had warned European governments of possible Russian drone attacks from the Mediterranean. He also said in a primetime TV interview that France will send troops and defence systems to Saudi…

France 24 · Sep 24

Macron denies CIA warned France of Russian drone attack

French President Emmanuel Macron denied CIA warnings of a possible Russian drone operation targeting southern Europe and pledged to send "military assets" to "protect" the Yanbu site, a key component of Saudi Arabia's energy infrastructure.

Euronews · Sep 24

'Compulsory day' devoted to the Pope in Catholic schools sparks controversy in France

Catholic private schools are being urged to suspend normal classes on 25 September, the day Pope Leo XIV arrives in France.

Euronews · Sep 23

Trump’s bizarre sitting ritual prompts speculation as he shows Macron around gilded NYC apartment

A video showing President Donald Trump sitting on a pillow while hosting France’s Emmanuel Macron at his gilded New York City apartment has prompted speculation online.

The Independent UK · Sep 23

Major row after Macron says Hamas has ‘never been active’ in West Bank

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The Independent UK · Sep 23

Pope’s visit puts tension between French secularism and Catholicism in spotlight

As Pope Leo XIV prepares to visit France this weekend, the trip is set to highlight the country’s distinctive model of laïcité – secularism – and the enduring place of Catholicism in French public life.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 23

Netanyahu hits out at Macron’s ‘grotesque’ claim Hamas has never operated in the West Bank

French president Emmanuel Macron was scathing of Israeli actions in the West Bank and Gaza in speech to the UN General Assembly

The Independent UK · Sep 23

Iran denies dropping preconditions amid ‘very productive’ three-hour UN talks in New York

Trump says further talks possible as barrel of Brent crude falls to below $100 for first time in two weeks

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23

Israel blasts ‘grotesque absurdity’ of Macron’s UN remarks on West Bank

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Wednesday issued a stinging rebuke to French President Emmanuel Macron's UN speech denouncing settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Macron's remarks that "Hamas has never struck in the West Bank" was a "grotesque absurdity", said the statement.

France 24 · Sep 23