PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron is leaning towards recognising a Palestinian state, but diplomats and experts say such a move may prove a premature and ineffective way to pressure Israel into moving towards a peace deal with the Palestinians.

The French president and the First Lady’s relationship has regained new attention in 2025 after a video of her apparently shoving him went viral.

France and Indonesia called Wednesday for progress on "mutual recognition" between Israel and the Palestinians at a key meeting next month as Emmanuel Macron visited Jakarta, bringing the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation into his diplomatic efforts.

French first lady Brigitte Macron appeared to push her husband away with both hands on his face just before they disembarked from their plane to start a tour of Southeast Asia this weekend. President Emmanuel Macron dismissed the gesture—caught on camera—as just horseplay,

Videos of French President Emmanuel Macron seemingly being shoved by his wife, Brigitte, upon arrival in Vietnam went viral. Macron dismissed it as playful teasing, but a body language expert's analysis suggests otherwise.