French President Emmanuel Macron shared a letter addressed to the leader of the Palestinian Authority on Thursday, citing a need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine pressed for security guarantees in a cordial meeting with President Trump and European leaders.

The president of France is suing a popular political pundit after she accused the politician’s wife of being born a male. French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday against Candace Owens for repeatedly sharing the claim on social media, according to CNN.

Trump on Friday dismissed Macron’s plan to recognize a Palestinian state — a gentler response than sharp condemnation from Marco Rubio and other top Republicans, who blasted the move.

A few of the leaders were said to have interrupted summer holidays to fly to the United States on less than 24 hours’ notice to meet with the Ukrainian leader.

The French leader criticized Owens in his first public comments since filing a defamation suit in Delaware last month.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had criticised French President Emmanuel Macron's pledge to recognise a Palestinian state. View on euronews

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.

France's President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron. (LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) According to the suit, Owens promoted these claims to grow her audience and monetize outrage.

Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron have filed a lawsuit against conservative podcaster Candace Owens The president and first lady of France are taking the right-wing pot-stirrer to court over her ...

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