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By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

In a recent interview, Macron said France was planning to recognize a Palestinian state and could do so at an upcoming conference in June.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended his son after he lashed out at French President Emmanuel Macron, who announced plans for Paris to recognize a Palestinian state in the coming months.

“Screw you!” Yair Netanyahu

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

In a recent interview, Macron said France was planning to recognize a Palestinian state and could do so at an upcoming conference in June.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended his son after he lashed out at French President Emmanuel Macron, who announced plans for Paris to recognize a Palestinian state in the coming months.

“Screw you!” Yair Netanyahu

A space tourism rocket carried an all-female crew of six, including pop star Katy Perry, TV host Gayle King and Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sanchez, to the edge of space and back in a flight that lasted just over ten minutes. The journey was organised by Blue Origin, the private space flight company founded by Bezos.

The United States and China are in a trade war face-off.

The US exported $143bn worth of goods to China in 2024 and has a trade deficit of $295bn.

To curb that, President Donald Trump has ratcheted tariffs up to a never-before heard of 145 percent on China, which has retaliated with 125 percent taxes on US goods.

While Trump has paused tariffs on most countries for 90 days, China is not on that list, escalating tensions between the two countries.

Earlier this week, China’s Ministry of…

Video shows the aftermath of US air strikes targeting a factory in Yemen’s Sanaa province, that killed seven people and injured several others. Over 100 people have been killed since the US began its strikes on Yemen in March.

Peru has declared a national day of mourning with flags flying at half-mast on government premises in memory of writer and Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa.

Vargas Llosa died at the age of 89 on Sunday in the Peruvian capital, Lima, surrounded by his family. His body will be cremated and “no public ceremony will take place”, in accordance with his wishes and instructions, his family said.

“His departure will sadden his relatives, his friends and his readers around the world, but we…

Berlin, Germany – Germany is being accused of silencing pro-Palestinian voices, having ordered the deportations of three European nationals and a United States citizen over their alleged actions at demonstrations.

None has been convicted of any crime.

Critics said the decision is another chapter of German unease with the pro-Palestine movement. Since the war in Gaza began in October 2023, tensions have flared as officials have moved to ban protests and cancel events while cultural…

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has urged Iran to conduct a “comprehensive investigation” after eight Pakistani migrant workers were killed over the weekend in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province, which shares a border with Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province.

The attack took place on Saturday in Mehrestan county, located roughly 230km (142 miles) from the Pakistan border, where unidentified assailants attacked a workshop.

According to Iranian media reports, all eight…