France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot speaks to the press as he arrives for a Foreign Affairs Council meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on Nov. 20, 2025. (AFP)
France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot leaves after a weekly cabinet meeting at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on Dec. 17, 2025. (AFP)
A protester flashes the peace sign with his fingers in front of the Kurdistan flag during a demonstration in solidarity with Kurds in Rojava, at Place de la Bastille, central Paris, on Jan. 24, 2026. (AFP)
Female members of the Kurdish Internal Security Forces known as "Asayish", and residents rally during a demonstration against the attacks by the Syrian Arab Army and in support of Kurdish fighters in Qamishlo, Jan. 18, 2026. (AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron addresses French troops during a ceremony at the 5th Cuirassier Regiment's base in Zayed Military City, near Abu Dhabi, on December 21, 2025.
