The week in pictures: Trump hosts Xi, the pope visits France and floods ravage Thailand
From Pope Leo XIV's historic first visit to France to US President Donald Trump meeting China's President Xi Jinping to flooded streets in Bangkok, FRANCE 24 looks back at the week's most striking pictures.
Pope Leo XIV visited France for a four-day official trip, the first papal visit in nearly two decades. According to Punch and Punch Nigeria, he met victims of clerical sex abuse in Lourdes. The Local France reported that on Sunday, the Pope waved at believers on his way to mass in Lourdes.
US President Donald Trump met with China's President Xi Jinping. France 24 noted that this meeting was one of the week's most striking events, along with the Pope's visit and floods in Bangkok.
Flooded streets in Bangkok were also among the week's notable events, as reported by France 24. There were no further details on the floods.
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