France has announced it will recognize the state of Palestine, a move that could shift discussions about the Middle East’s future.

France will recognize Palestinian statehood. President Emmanuel Macron announced yesterday that France would recognize Palestine as a state, becoming the first of the Group of Sev

That's all from the penultimate stage of this year's Tour de France, which saw Australian debutant Kaden Groves claim an emotional victory in Pontarlier. Reigning champion Tadej Pogacar arrived at the finish safely with the peloton so the Slovenian superstar will seal a fourth Tour win tomorrow.

Kaden Groves won penultimate stage with a late breakaway, while Tadej Pogačar rolled over the line about seven minutes later along with rival Jonas Vingegaard.

Kaden Groves won a rain-soaked stage 20 of the 2025 Tour de France on Saturday, attacking from the break with 17 kilometres remaining and soloing to victory in Pontarlier. It completes a Grand Tour trilogy for the Australian, who adds today’s stage win to seven in the Vuelta a Espana and two in the Giro d’Italia.

France’s highest court on Friday upheld some of Syrian ex-leader Bashar Assad’s personal immunity as a head of state while green-lighting possible future war crime warrants, drawing criticism from human rights lawyers and Syrian activists.

France's highest court ruled on Friday that an arrest warrant for former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was invalid as it was issued when he was still in office, but said a new warrant can now be issued as he is no longer a sitting head of state.

France's highest court is ruling on whether it can strip Bashar al-Assad, the former Syrian leader now in exile in Russia, of his immunity as a head of state