Joint call signed by 43 countries notes reports of re-education camps used against minorities in Xinjiang; Jerusalem backed similar statement in June, reportedly under US pressure

Report says Paris has frozen some cooperation with Jerusalem over alleged hack of Macron’s phone; Israel said to offer to prevent targeting of French phones in future cyber deals

Eric Zemmour, who has yet to officially enter race, could advance to second round of next year's vote, facing off against Macron , survey finds

Believing the government was running a child trafficking ring, Lola Montemaggi turned to a Telegram group to help get her daughter back after she lost custody to her own mother

Head of French bishops' conference asks forgiveness from the victims, who welcome publication of document they say was long overdue

But court allows former head of state, 66, to serve out his time under house arrest; sentence can be appealed; charges relate to his unsuccessful 2012 reelection attempt

Egg hits the French president's shoulder, bounces off without breaking; 19-year-old student detained by police

Michel-Ange Flori ordered to pay 10,000 euros after being found guilty of 'public insult' against French president

The biggest trial in France's modern legal history has begun over the November 2015 attacks that saw 130 people killed at bars, restaurants and the Bataclan concert hall

Yael German is widely respected, but without mastery of the language and diplomatic experience, many experts question whether she is the right person for the important task