Macron recognizes Palestinian state at landmark UN summit | International

UNITED NATIONS, United States, Sept 23, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron recognized a Palestinian state at the United Nations on Monday, spurring a wave of Western moves to defy Israel in making the landmark -- if symbolic -- move. Macron, speaking at a summit that Israel and its chief backer the US did not attend, called for an end to the war in Gaza. "The time for peace has come, as we are just moments away from no longer being able to seize it," Macron said in an address in the General Assembly. "The time has come to free the 48 hostages held by Hamas. The time has come to stop the war, the bombings of Gaza, the...