French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday warned of a "permanent war" amid Israel's planned military operation in Gaza City. "The military offensive in Gaza that Israel is preparing can only lead to disaster for both peoples and risks plunging the entire region into a cycle of permanent war,

Israel is preparing to launch an expanded military operation in Gaza City, possibly in the coming days, even as negotiators scramble to bring Israel and Hamas to a ceasefire to end 22 months of fighting.

Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins TODAY with a look at her exclusive interview with French President Emmanuel Macron following the summit of European leaders with President Donald Trump at the White House over the war in Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron expressed skepticism in a Monday interview that Russian President Vladimir Putin would be willing to make peace as President Trump’s pushes to end the war in Ukraine that has lasted more than three years.

Before a roundtable of European leaders in Washington, President Trump was overheard on an open microphone talking to President Emmanuel Macron of France about discussions with the Russian president on the war in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump remarked in private comments to French President Emmanuel Macron that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin "wants to make a deal" with Ukraine for peace.