French President Emmanuel Macron is on a visit to the Lebanese capital which comes as the first to the war-torn country since the election of president Joseph Aoun.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 02:00 GMT on January 8, 2025.

The French president will gather party leaders in quest for forming a new government in France.

Iran has decried the alleged concerns of French President Emmanuel Macron over the Islamic Republic’s missile and peaceful nuclear program as unfounded.

The French president calls for an “arms embargo” on the Israeli regime over the war on Gaza, prompting a fiery backlash from the regime’s prime minister.

Algeria withdraws its ambassador from France over its territorial dispute with Morocco over Western Sahara.

France’s far-right leader Le Pen says the country is in a political ‘quagmire’, just nine days ahead of Olympics.

Violence has erupted in France after a left-wing coalition won the most seats in the country’s parliamentary elections.

In Paris, protesters took to the streets to denounce the far-right National Rally party of Marine Le Pen.

Round 1 of France’s snap legislative elections has given a resounding defeat to President Emmanuel Macron and handed an unprecedented win to the far-right. France now appears to be on the cusp of sweeping political changes.