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European leaders voice concern as Germany's far-right AfD wins key state election

"It seems they're just a few votes short of an absolute majority, but this is indeed a very worrying sign," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told Radio Vox FM.

Top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Ulrich Siegmund, and party co leader Tino Chrupalla react from the stage at the AfD election party, after exit polls in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections, in Magdeburg, Germany, September 6, 2026.
Hundreds of motorcyclists seen driving in traffic in Hanoi, Vietnam. October 02, 2013.

French-Israeli killed in Vietnam motorcycle accident, ZAKA working to retrieve remains for burial

Shattered windows at Kiva’s Bagel Bar after suspected antisemitic attack in Toronto, Canada. July 26, 2026.

As antisemitism rises, the Jewish world faces a turning point - opinion

 Illustrative: A police officer waits outside the courtroom at the courthouse in Paris, March 31, 2025.

Israeli woman attacked overnight at Paris hotel, Foreign Ministry says


Afghan journalist explains her escape from Taliban after restrictions on women in broadcasting

Censorship, threats, and tightening restrictions made it impossible for journalist Tahmina Usmani to continue working freely or safely in Afghanistan.

 TOLOnews television anchor Tahmina Usmani, 23, poses for a portrait in Kabul, August 1, 2022.

Iran bars two French embassy employees from returning to Tehran following diplomatic dispute

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the two had violated the Vienna Convention, which defines the rules and privileges of diplomatic missions.

Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei holds a weekly press conference in Tehran on October 28, 2024.

‘Hitler didn't finish the job’: Man threatens to shoot Australian Jews in France, AJA tells 'Post'

AJA President Robert Gregory told the Post that the couple had since been in contact with a French Jewish security group.

Fruit and vegetable aisle in a Paris supermarket, featuring black crates filled with fresh produce such as bananas, cucumbers, and tomatoes, in Paris, France, on July 25, 2026; Illustrative.

France: A license to kill

For much of the Jewish world, October 7 represented a dramatic rupture. For French Jews, it felt more like the latest chapter in a story they had been living for decades.

PRO-PALESTINE demonstration in Nancy, France, 2024

‘Power of Zionism’: Israel welcomes 140 new immigrants from France, including 80 children

Since October 7, the number of olim from France has risen sharply: In 2023, Israel welcomed 1,097 new French immigrants. In 2024, the number doubled to 2,234, and grew to 3,357 in 2025.

The Jewish Agency Chairman Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog (far right) and Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer with a new Olim family from France, August 3, 2026.

Sages, synagogues, and seaside: Discovering Jewish history along the French Riviera

When identifying ourselves, we did not hide the fact that we are Israeli, and reactions were polite. I consider visiting places of Jewish interest a way of supporting the local community.

Chateau D'if, viewed from Marseille.

Netanyahu’s government is accused of fueling West Bank violence - opinion

As Netanyahu’s tenure draws to a close, his record is one of internal division, international isolation, and the worst security catastrophe in the country’s history.

Israeli settlers riot at a Palestinian village in the West Bank, setting fire to cars and homes, on November 17, 2025

More than 150 migrants rescued by French, British teams after boat caught fire in English Channel

At the end of the operation, 157 people had been rescued and brought to Boulogne-sur-Mer in France.

A group of migrants wade away after trying to board a crowded inflatable dinghy and leave the coast of northern France in an attempt to cross the English Channel to reach Britain, at the beach of Petit-Fort-Philippe in Gravelines, near Calais, France, May 23, 2026

France opens investigation into prime minister's office after employee suicides - report

The unions were able to get SPM to commit to broader investigations into risks in all of its offices, France Inter claimed, which is expected to be conducted over the next few months

Participants waves French flags during a RN party event "La fete champetre" in Lievin, northern France on July 4, 2026.

UNESCO adds 25 new World Heritage Sites including Mount Olympus, Normandy's D-Day beaches

The List of World Heritage Sites includes sites in three categories: cultural sites, natural sites, and mixed sites which combine the two.

This photograph shows a Greek flag painted on rocks at the 2,918 metre high summit of Mytikas, the highest peak of Mount Olympus, northern Greece, on July 6, 2026.