Emmanuel Macron filed a lawsuit against Candace Owens for defamation over her false claims about his wife, Brigitte

In July, France and Saudi Arabia had agreed to revive the push for a two-state solution at a UN conference in New York in September.

Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron have been married for years, with the couple first meeting when he was a 15-year-old high school student and she was a teacher. The pair married in 2007, when he was 29 and she was 54, and have made headlines for their devoted relationship and 24-year age gap.

Emmanuel Macron has been pictured making a splash during his surfing holiday in the south of France. The images, which have been shared widely by the media in France, mark a stark departure from the sobriety of the French president’s usual crisp attire and serious demeanour.

French President Emmanuel Macron called Monday for stepping up sanctions against Russia if its leader Vladimir Putin does not move forward on peace with Ukraine.

France and other EU backers of Ukraine — the ‘Coalition of the Willing’ — have said they would play an active role in negotiations