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France's President Emmanuel Macron, center right, with Charles Dreyfus, grandson of Alfred Dreyfus, during a tribute ceremony to Captain Alfred Dreyfus, on the Ile de la Cite near the Court of Cassation in Paris, France, July 12, 2026. (Thomas Samson/Pool Photo via AP)
July 13, 2026, 9:56 am
Alfred Dreyfus statue finds permanent home in Paris, 120 years after his exoneration
At ceremony for wrongfully convicted officer, Macron warns ‘old demons of antisemitism’ never fully vanished; statue had effectively been hidden for decades after proposed sites rejected
By Zev Stub and AP
Museum employees unpack a carved stone panel after Syrian authorities unveiled antiquities returned from France at the National Museum in Damascus, Syria, July 8, 2026.(AP/Ghaith Alsayed)
July 10, 2026, 11:48 am
France returns 23 Syrian treasures kept for 15 years due to severed ties
Artifacts flown to Damascus aboard Macron’s presidential aircraft include Roman bronze objects, Byzantine and Islamic-era pieces, mosaic panel that once adorned the Umayyad Mosque
By AP
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, right, meets French President Emmanuel Macron at the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, July 7, 2026. (AP/Ghaith Alsayed)
July 7, 2026, 2:58 pm
Explosions rock Damascus, wounding 18, near visiting French President Macron’s hotel
Twin blasts hit just as Macron meets in palace with counterpart Sharaa; meeting goes ahead as planned; no claim of responsibility
By AP and ToI Staff
France's President Emmanuel Macron (2nd L) speaks with Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani (C-R) next to France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (L) during a bilateral meeting at the Damascus International Airport in Damascus on July 6, 2026. (Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
July 6, 2026, 9:21 pm
Macron arrives in Syria for first post-Assad visit by West European head of state
French president says he came to show commitment to Syrian people, seek a ‘Syria, united in its diversity,’ and at peace with its neighbors
By Agencies and ToI Staff
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa after a joint press conference following a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on May 7, 2025. (Stephanie Lecocq / POOL / AFP)
July 5, 2026, 8:21 pm
Syria expecting Macron in first post-Assad visit by Western head of state
Damascus says French, Syrian presidents will discuss ‘issues of common interest,’ but gives no date for trip and Paris does not immediately confirm
By Acil Tabbara and Francesco FONTEMAGGI
US President Donald Trump (left) seen signing the Persian-language version of the memorandum of understanding with Iran, at the Palace of Versailles in France, June 17, 2026. (Screenshot/White House via X); Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signs the MOU in a photo released June 17, 2026, by the regime-run IRNA news agency. (IRNA via X)
June 18, 2026, 9:43 am
War-ending deal is signed by US and Iran, takes effect; commits Israel to terms it opposes
‘This was not easy,’ says Trump as he inks agreement; Iran gloats it achieved ‘everything’ it wanted; Hormuz to open ‘immediately’ but Tehran says tolls to be charged after 60 days; Netanyahu has distanced himself from deal
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump meets with Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (not seen) on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)
June 17, 2026, 3:52 pm
‘I’m the boss’, Trump tells G7, as he warms to Ukraine’s war position
US president and other summit leaders pledge support for Kyiv, fresh sanctions on Russia; global supply chains for critical minerals and macroeconomic imbalances also on agenda
By Steve Holland, Julia Payne and michel rose
US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One, June 15, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
June 15, 2026, 1:23 pm
As Trump heads to G7, world leaders welcome Iran deal, stress need for regional security
Regional leaders focus on Mideast, as other nations offer help with clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz, while insisting Tehran won’t be permitted to obtain nuclear weapons
By Agencies
Worker erects wooden panels around Israeli defense industry booths at the Eurosatory exhibition in Paris, June 15, 2026. (Defense Ministry)
June 15, 2026, 12:44 pm
Israeli defense industry booths walled off at leading French arms exhibition
Move comes after France barred Israeli pavilion, government officials from Eurosatory, a year after black partitions surrounded Jerusalem’s exhibits at Paris Air Show
By Stav Levaton
Former French first lady Bernadette Chirac attends a a tribute ceremony to French politician and Holocaust survivor Simone Veil in the courtyard of the Invalides in Paris, on July 5, 2017. (Michel Euler / POOL / AFP)
June 6, 2026, 6:16 pm
Bernadette Chirac, formidable former first lady of France, dies at 93
Chirac spent 12 years at the Élysée Palace alongside her husband, Jacques, enduring infidelity and building power of her own. ‘A great lady of the heart has departed’ says Macron
By Thomas Adamson
Visitors stand at the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) booth at the Eurosatory international land and air defense and security trade fair, in Villepinte, a northern suburb of Paris, on June 13, 2022. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP)
June 1, 2026, 7:00 pm
France bars Israel from leading defense expo, sparking outcry from Jerusalem
Defense Ministry pans ‘disgraceful’ move by Paris to prohibit Israeli firms from showing offensive systems and ban government participation, amid growing strain between two nations
By Stav Levaton and Nava Freiberg
US President Donald Trump arrives at the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House after a shooting at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
April 26, 2026, 1:21 pm
Netanyahu, Herzog among world leaders ‘shocked’ by shooting at gala attended by Trump
PM condemns ‘attempted assassination’; leaders slam political violence, send well-wishes to US officials and other attendees at White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner
By ToI Staff and Agencies
French contingent vehicles serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) cross the Qasmiyeh Bridge heading toward Sidon and Beirut, on April 19, 2026. (MAHMOUD ZAYYAT / AFP)
April 22, 2026, 7:02 pm
Second French soldier dies of wounds sustained in Hezbollah attack on UN peacekeepers
Macron says Cpl. Anicet Girardin succumbed to injuries in France after being hit by gunfire in attack on base in south Lebanon last week
By AFP and ToI Staff
A French contingent of UNIFIL peacekeepers patrols the area as displaced residents waving Hezbollah flags make their way back to their homes on a makeshift road, built at the site where the Qasmieh bridge was destroyed in Israeli strikes, in the southern Lebanese area of al-Qasmiyeh on April 18, 2026. (Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)
April 18, 2026, 6:04 pm
Macron, UNIFIL blame Hezbollah for killing of French peacekeeper in Lebanon
French president directly accuses terror group of ambush, as it issues a denial; Lebanon’s president vows to prosecute those responsible
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
France's Marine Le Pen speaks at an assembly of European far-right parties in Budapest, Hungary, March 23, 2026. (Denes Erdos/AP)
April 16, 2026, 12:41 pm
Israeli ambassador said to meet discreetly with French far right’s Marine Le Pen
National Rally party leader’s reported meetings with Israeli, Lebanese envoys come amid her criticism of Macron’s stance on Israel, and as Jerusalem sidelines Paris from Lebanon talks
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
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