World News from France

At the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, Dmitry Polyansky said French authorities created years of social problems and then used excessive force that injured more than 200 teenagers.

During a May state visit, France’s president supported Armenia’s place in the European Political Community and questioned reliance on Russian protection after the 2020 war.

Nikos Christodoulides has asked Brussels to restart talks on Article 42.7, the mutual defence clause France activated after the Paris attacks of November 2015.

The International Criminal Court received the European Union's Sakharov Prize in Strasbourg days after the Trump administration imposed new sanctions on the Hague tribunal.

France and 11 other countries said on Sept. 8 they intend to limit trade with illegal Israeli settlements, as a U.N. list of linked companies rose from 158 to 214.

A US-led naval mission including France, Britain, Canada and Italy was formed to protect the Bab al-Mandab route after Houthi attacks disrupted a lane carrying about 12% of world trade.

French President Emmanuel Macron is cited among European leaders urged to rely less on Washington amid fears a US-Russia deal could leave Ukraine exposed.

Former consul Sir Vincent Fean says the UK will rebuild the Jerusalem mission serving Palestinians after Israel forced a temporary staff cut in a district where France also has a post.

French authorities told the WHO and the ECDC that a patient treated in Lyon has died of Shamonda virus, the first documented human case.