Leila Shahid, Palestinian diplomat, dies in France aged 76

Tributes pour in for former Palestinian envoy to France and EU, remembered as ‘voice for justice, freedom and peace’.

Leila Shahid, the first female diplomat to represent Palestine abroad, has died at age 76, drawing an outpouring of condolences and tributes.

Citing Shahid’s family, Le Monde newspaper said the former Palestinian ambassador to France died on Wednesday at...