Paris

The French president honored the new Alfred Dreyfus statue in France 120 years after the Jewish French military officer was exonerated of charges, though antisemitism in France continues.

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said that an investigation was underway and that a "military weapon" had been found in the vehicle.

Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi called for a week of protests to coincide with the week-long funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Activists flew pro-Pahlavi flags, along with Israeli flags at certain sites.

Paris police canceled the June 20 protest hours before it was due to begin, citing a particularly tense national and international context and risk of violence.

For more than 20 years, the City of Paris has awarded honorary citizenship to people who are “threatened, imprisoned, or prosecuted because they defend human rights and fundamental freedoms.”

The announcement of the ban on the protest came hours after a call between France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi.

The sudden ruling came hours after a call between France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, where they discussed the latest developments in the Iran war.

Iranian spin on the new agreement intensifies debate over security, compliance, and long-term risks.

The meeting, attended by foreign ministers and senior officials from dozens of countries, marks one year since the UN-backed New York Declaration, which set out a roadmap toward Palestinian statehood

Real peacebuilding requires leaving the comfort of elite conferences and engaging directly with the difficult realities on the ground.