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A participant covered in mud reacts as he takes part in the ancient game of Lelo Burti, (Field Ball), in the village of Shukhuti in the Guria region of Georgia on May 5, 2024, during the Orthodox Easter celebrations. The brutal folk game of Lelo Burti has no limit to the number of participants or the match time. Nor is there a referee: none is needed when there are so few rules. It is still played occasionally in rural parts of the country such as the village of Shukhuti in the western region of Guria where the annual match commemorates a battle victory by the Gurians over the Ottomans. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
A participant takes a break during the ancient game of Lelo Burti, (Field Ball), in the village of Shukhuti in the Guria region of Georgia on May 5, 2024, during the Orthodox Easter celebrations. The brutal folk game of Lelo Burti has no limit to the number of participants or the match time. Nor is there a referee: none is needed when there are so few rules. It is still played occasionally in rural parts of the country such as the village of Shukhuti in the western region of Guria where the annual match commemorates a battle victory by the Gurians over the Ottomans. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
A participant is given water during the ancient game of Lelo Burti, (Field Ball), in the village of Shukhuti in the Guria region of Georgia on May 5, 2024, during the Orthodox Easter celebrations. The brutal folk game of Lelo Burti has no limit to the number of participants or the match time. Nor is there a referee: none is needed when there are so few rules. It is still played occasionally in rural parts of the country such as the village of Shukhuti in the western region of Guria where the annual match commemorates a battle victory by the Gurians over the Ottomans. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
A boy plays with the game ball inside a church before the start of the ancient game of Lelo Burti, (Field Ball), in the village of Shukhuti in the Guria region of Georgia on May 5, 2024, during the Orthodox Easter celebrations. The brutal folk game of Lelo Burti has no limit to the number of participants or the match time. Nor is there a referee: none is needed when there are so few rules. It is still played occasionally in rural parts of the country such as the village of Shukhuti in the western region of Guria where the annual match commemorates a battle victory by the Gurians over the Ottomans. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
(From L) Paris Saint-Germain's Spanish headcoach Luis Enrique, Paris Saint-Germain's French forward #07 Kylian Mbappe and Paris Saint-Germain's Spanish midfielder #28 Carlos Soler attend a training session at the "campus" of Poissy, western Paris, on May 6, 2024, on the eve of the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Borussia Dortmund. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian defender #05 Marquinhos (2ndL) and Paris Saint-Germain's players attend a training session at the "campus" of Poissy, western Paris, on May 6, 2024, on the eve of the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Borussia Dortmund. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
Paris Saint-Germain's French forward #07 Kylian Mbappe (2ndL), Paris Saint-Germain's Spanish goalkeeper #80 Arnau Tenas (R) and teammates attend a training session at the "campus" of Poissy, western Paris, on May 6, 2024, on the eve of the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Borussia Dortmund. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on May 6, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron is to host Xi Jinping for a state visit on May 6, 2024, seeking to persuade the Chinese leader to shift positions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and also imbalances in global trade. Xi's first visit to Europe since 2019 will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. Xi has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect major changes in Chinese policy. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on May 6, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron is to host Xi Jinping for a state visit on May 6, 2024, seeking to persuade the Chinese leader to shift positions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and also imbalances in global trade. Xi's first visit to Europe since 2019 will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. Xi has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect major changes in Chinese policy. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, King Harald V of Norway, Queen Sonja of Norway and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway welcome Moldovan President Maia Sandu at the Norwegian Royal Palace during her state visit to Oslo, Norway, on May 6, 2024. (Photo by Heiko Junge / NTB / AFP) / Norway OUT
Lower Shukhuti players react after their defeat in the ancient game of Lelo Burti the ancient game of Lelo Burti, (Field Ball), in the village of Shukhuti in the Guria region of Georgia on May 5, 2024, during the Orthodox Easter celebrations. The brutal folk game of Lelo Burti has no limit to the number of participants or the match time. Nor is there a referee: none is needed when there are so few rules. It is still played occasionally in rural parts of the country such as the village of Shukhuti in the western region of Guria where the annual match commemorates a battle victory by the Gurians over the Ottomans. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
Participants take part in the ancient game of Lelo Burti, (Field Ball), in the village of Shukhuti in the Guria region of Georgia on May 5, 2024, during the Orthodox Easter celebrations. The brutal folk game of Lelo Burti has no limit to the number of participants or the match time. Nor is there a referee: none is needed when there are so few rules. It is still played occasionally in rural parts of the country such as the village of Shukhuti in the western region of Guria where the annual match commemorates a battle victory by the Gurians over the Ottomans. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
Participants take part in the ancient game of Lelo Burti, (Field Ball), in the village of Shukhuti in the Guria region of Georgia on May 5, 2024, during the Orthodox Easter celebrations. The brutal folk game of Lelo Burti has no limit to the number of participants or the match time. Nor is there a referee: none is needed when there are so few rules. It is still played occasionally in rural parts of the country such as the village of Shukhuti in the western region of Guria where the annual match commemorates a battle victory by the Gurians over the Ottomans. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
Participants take part in the ancient game of Lelo Burti, (Field Ball), in the village of Shukhuti in the Guria region of Georgia on May 5, 2024, during the Orthodox Easter celebrations. The brutal folk game of Lelo Burti has no limit to the number of participants or the match time. Nor is there a referee: none is needed when there are so few rules. It is still played occasionally in rural parts of the country such as the village of Shukhuti in the western region of Guria where the annual match commemorates a battle victory by the Gurians over the Ottomans. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
Participants take part in the ancient game of Lelo Burti, (Field Ball), in the village of Shukhuti in the Guria region of Georgia on May 5, 2024, during the Orthodox Easter celebrations. The brutal folk game of Lelo Burti has no limit to the number of participants or the match time. Nor is there a referee: none is needed when there are so few rules. It is still played occasionally in rural parts of the country such as the village of Shukhuti in the western region of Guria where the annual match commemorates a battle victory by the Gurians over the Ottomans. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
Participants take part in the ancient game of Lelo Burti, (Field Ball), in the village of Shukhuti in the Guria region of Georgia on May 5, 2024, during the Orthodox Easter celebrations. The brutal folk game of Lelo Burti has no limit to the number of participants or the match time. Nor is there a referee: none is needed when there are so few rules. It is still played occasionally in rural parts of the country such as the village of Shukhuti in the western region of Guria where the annual match commemorates a battle victory by the Gurians over the Ottomans. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
Participants take part in the ancient game of Lelo Burti, (Field Ball), in the village of Shukhuti in the Guria region of Georgia on May 5, 2024, during the Orthodox Easter celebrations. The brutal folk game of Lelo Burti has no limit to the number of participants or the match time. Nor is there a referee: none is needed when there are so few rules. It is still played occasionally in rural parts of the country such as the village of Shukhuti in the western region of Guria where the annual match commemorates a battle victory by the Gurians over the Ottomans. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
A participant receives help during the ancient game of Lelo Burtiof Lelo Burti, (Field Ball), in the village of Shukhuti in the Guria region of Georgia on May 5, 2024, during the Orthodox Easter celebrations. The brutal folk game of Lelo Burti has no limit to the number of participants or the match time. Nor is there a referee: none is needed when there are so few rules. It is still played occasionally in rural parts of the country such as the village of Shukhuti in the western region of Guria where the annual match commemorates a battle victory by the Gurians over the Ottomans. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
Participants take part in the ancient game of Lelo Burti, (Field Ball), in the village of Shukhuti in the Guria region of Georgia on May 5, 2024, during the Orthodox Easter celebrations. The brutal folk game of Lelo Burti has no limit to the number of participants or the match time. Nor is there a referee: none is needed when there are so few rules. It is still played occasionally in rural parts of the country such as the village of Shukhuti in the western region of Guria where the annual match commemorates a battle victory by the Gurians over the Ottomans. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
Participants take part in the ancient game of Lelo Burti, (Field Ball), in the village of Shukhuti in the Guria region of Georgia on May 5, 2024, during the Orthodox Easter celebrations. The brutal folk game of Lelo Burti has no limit to the number of participants or the match time. Nor is there a referee: none is needed when there are so few rules. It is still played occasionally in rural parts of the country such as the village of Shukhuti in the western region of Guria where the annual match commemorates a battle victory by the Gurians over the Ottomans. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
Priest Father Saba (C) carries the ball at the start of the ancient game of Lelo Burti, (Field Ball), in the village of Shukhuti in the Guria region of Georgia on May 5, 2024, during the Orthodox Easter celebrations. The brutal folk game of Lelo Burti has no limit to the number of participants or the match time. Nor is there a referee: none is needed when there are so few rules. It is still played occasionally in rural parts of the country such as the village of Shukhuti in the western region of Guria where the annual match commemorates a battle victory by the Gurians over the Ottomans. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
Israeli forces stand guard next to an armoured vehicle in the centre of Tulkarem during a raid on the occupied West Bank city on May 6, 2024. The Israeli army said troops killed five Palestinian militants barricaded in a building during a 12-hour siege in Tulkarem on May 5, 2024. The already restive West Bank has seen a surge in violence since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on October 7. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)
An Israeli soldier enters an army armoured vehicle stationed in the centre of Tulkarem during a raid on the occupied West Bank city on May 6, 2024. The Israeli army said troops killed five Palestinian militants barricaded in a building during a 12-hour siege in Tulkarem on May 5, 2024. The already restive West Bank has seen a surge in violence since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on October 7. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)
Paris Saint Germain's Qatari president Nasser al-Khelaifi (L) and Paris Saint Germain's Portuguese Football Advisor Luis Campos discuss within a training session of PSG's players at the "campus" of Poissy, western Paris, on May 6, 2024, on the eve of the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Borussia Dortmund. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
North Rhine-Westphalia's State Premier and member of Germany's Christian Democratic Union CDU Hendrik Wuest arrives to attend the first day of the party congress of the CDU at the Estrel Berlin Hotel in Berlin, on May 6, 2024. The 36th Conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party Congress is held in Berlin from May 6 to May 8, 2024. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on May 6, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron is to host Xi Jinping for a state visit on May 6, 2024, seeking to persuade the Chinese leader to shift positions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and also imbalances in global trade. Xi's first visit to Europe since 2019 will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. Xi has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect major changes in Chinese policy. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on May 6, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron is to host Xi Jinping for a state visit on May 6, 2024, seeking to persuade the Chinese leader to shift positions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and also imbalances in global trade. Xi's first visit to Europe since 2019 will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. Xi has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect major changes in Chinese policy. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
Villagers play with the ball as they take part in the ancient game of Lelo Burti, (Field Ball), in the village of Shukhuti in the Guria region of Georgia on May 5, 2024, during the Orthodox Easter celebrations. The brutal folk game of Lelo Burti has no limit to the number of participants or the match time. Nor is there a referee: none is needed when there are so few rules. It is still played occasionally in rural parts of the country such as the village of Shukhuti in the western region of Guria where the annual match commemorates a battle victory by the Gurians over the Ottomans. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
Priest Father Saba (C) carries the ball before taking part in the ancient game of Lelo Burti, (Field Ball), in the village of Shukhuti in the Guria region of Georgia on May 5, 2024, during the Orthodox Easter celebrations. The brutal folk game of Lelo Burti has no limit to the number of participants or the match time. Nor is there a referee: none is needed when there are so few rules. It is still played occasionally in rural parts of the country such as the village of Shukhuti in the western region of Guria where the annual match commemorates a battle victory by the Gurians over the Ottomans. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
Priest Father Saba carries the ball as he takes part in the ancient game of Lelo Burti, which translates as 'Field Ball', in the village of Shukhuti in the Guria region of Georgia on May 5, 2024, during the Orthodox Easter celebrations. The brutal folk game of Lelo Burti has no limit to the number of participants or the match time. Nor is there a referee: none is needed when there are so few rules. It is still played occasionally in rural parts of the country such as the village of Shukhuti in the western region of Guria where the annual match commemorates a battle victory by the Gurians over the Ottomans. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
Participants fill the ball with soil before taking part in the ancient game of Lelo Burti, (Field Ball), in the village of Shukhuti in the Guria region of Georgia on May 5, 2024, during the Orthodox Easter celebrations. The brutal folk game of Lelo Burti has no limit to the number of participants or the match time. Nor is there a referee: none is needed when there are so few rules. It is still played occasionally in rural parts of the country such as the village of Shukhuti in the western region of Guria where the annual match commemorates a battle victory by the Gurians over the Ottomans. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
Participants weight the ball before taking part in the ancient game of Lelo Burti, (Field Ball), in the village of Shukhuti in the Guria region of Georgia on May 5, 2024, during the Orthodox Easter celebrations. The brutal folk game of Lelo Burti has no limit to the number of participants or the match time. Nor is there a referee: none is needed when there are so few rules. It is still played occasionally in rural parts of the country such as the village of Shukhuti in the western region of Guria where the annual match commemorates a battle victory by the Gurians over the Ottomans. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
Israeli forces patrol a deserted road in Tulkarem during a raid on the occupied West Bank city on May 6, 2024. The Israeli army said troops killed five Palestinian militants barricaded in a building during a 12-hour siege in Tulkarem on May 5, 2024. The already restive West Bank has seen a surge in violence since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on October 7. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)
Israeli Parliament Speaker Amir Ohana (2L), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) , and President Isaac Herzog (2R) attend a wreath-laying ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day for the six million Jews killed in World War II, at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem on May 6, 2024. (Photo by AMIR COHEN / POOL / AFP)
The leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party Friedrich Merz speaks on the first day of the party congress of the CDU at the Estrel Berlin Hotel in Berlin, on May 6, 2024. The 36th Conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party Congress is held in Berlin from May 6 to May 8, 2024. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
The leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party Friedrich Merz stands next to the portrait on a screen of late CDU politician Wolfgang Schaeuble on the first day of the party congress of the CDU at the Estrel Berlin Hotel in Berlin, on May 6, 2024. The 36th Conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party Congress is held in Berlin from May 6 to May 8, 2024. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
Priest Father Saba drinks wine from the ball before taking part in the ancient game of Lelo Burti, (Field Ball), in the village of Shukhuti in the Guria region of Georgia on May 5, 2024, during the Orthodox Easter celebrations. The brutal folk game of Lelo Burti has no limit to the number of participants or the match time. Nor is there a referee: none is needed when there are so few rules. It is still played occasionally in rural parts of the country such as the village of Shukhuti in the western region of Guria where the annual match commemorates a battle victory by the Gurians over the Ottomans. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
Devotees gather for as festive meal before taking part in the ancient game of Lelo Burti, (Field Ball), in the village of Shukhuti in the Guria region of Georgia on May 5, 2024, during the Orthodox Easter celebrations. The brutal folk game of Lelo Burti has no limit to the number of participants or the match time. Nor is there a referee: none is needed when there are so few rules. It is still played occasionally in rural parts of the country such as the village of Shukhuti in the western region of Guria where the annual match commemorates a battle victory by the Gurians over the Ottomans. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
Priest Father Saba plays with the ball before taking part in the ancient game of Lelo Burti, (Field Ball), in the village of Shukhuti in the Guria region of Georgia on May 5, 2024, during the Orthodox Easter celebrations. The brutal folk game of Lelo Burti has no limit to the number of participants or the match time. Nor is there a referee: none is needed when there are so few rules. It is still played occasionally in rural parts of the country such as the village of Shukhuti in the western region of Guria where the annual match commemorates a battle victory by the Gurians over the Ottomans. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
An Israeli forces bulldozer rolls through a deserted road in Tulkarem during a raid on the occupied West Bank city on May 6, 2024. The Israeli army said troops killed five Palestinian militants barricaded in a building during a 12-hour siege in Tulkarem on May 5, 2024. The already restive West Bank has seen a surge in violence since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on October 7. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)
The Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Becirovic (L) and the German President (not in picture) review a military honor guard during an official welcome ceremony at the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2024. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP)
An Israeli forces personnel carrier and a bulldozer drive through a deserted road in Tulkarem during a raid on the occupied West Bank city on May 6, 2024. The Israeli army said troops killed five Palestinian militants barricaded in a building during a 12-hour siege in Tulkarem on May 5, 2024. The already restive West Bank has seen a surge in violence since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on October 7. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)
The leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party Friedrich Merz delivers a speech on the first day of the party congress of the CDU at the Estrel Berlin Hotel in Berlin, on May 6, 2024. The 36th Conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party Congress is held in Berlin from May 6 to May 8, 2024. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L) and the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Becirovic review a military honor guard during an official welcome ceremony at the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2024. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP)
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (C-R) and the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Becirovic (C-L) review a military honor guard during an official welcome ceremony at the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2024. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP)
The leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party Friedrich Merz delivers a speech on the first day of the party congress of the CDU at the Estrel Berlin Hotel in Berlin, on May 6, 2024. The 36th Conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party Congress is held in Berlin from May 6 to May 8, 2024. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
Israeli forces patrol a deserted road in Tulkarem on May 6, 2024 during a raid on the occupied West Bank city. The Israeli army said troops killed five Palestinian militants barricaded in a building during a 12-hour siege in Tulkarem on May 5, 2024. The already restive West Bank has seen a surge in violence since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on October 7. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)
In this aerial photo, surfers observe a minute of silence on the water in Netanya as sirens blare across the country on May 6, 2024, bringing it to a standstill to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorating the six million Jews killed during World War II. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (background, 2nd L) and the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Becirovic (background, L) review a military honor guard during an official welcome ceremony at the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2024. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP)
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L) and the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Becirovic review a military honor guard during an official welcome ceremony at the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2024. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP)
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L) and the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Becirovic review a military honor guard during an official welcome ceremony at the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2024. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) greets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen prior to the arrival of the Chinese President at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on May 6, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron is to host Xi Jinping for a state visit on May 6, 2024, seeking to persuade the Chinese leader to shift positions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and also imbalances in global trade. Xi's first visit to Europe since 2019 will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. Xi has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect major changes in Chinese policy. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
This handout photograph posted on the official Telegram account of the Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, on May 6, 2024, reportedly shows an aftermath of fresh aerial attacks on an civilian transport outside the village of Berezovka. A Ukrainian drone attack on cars carrying workers in Russia's frontier Belgorod region killed six people and wounded 35, the governor said on May 6, 2024. "Unfortunately, as a result of an explosion, six people died on the spot from their wounds," Vyacheslav Gladkov said, adding that "35 people were injured" near the village of Berezyovka. (Photo by Handout / Telegram / @vvgladkov / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / TELEGRAM ACCOUNT @vvgladkov" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) greets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen prior to the arrival of the Chinese President at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on May 6, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron is to host Xi Jinping for a state visit on May 6, 2024, seeking to persuade the Chinese leader to shift positions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and also imbalances in global trade. Xi's first visit to Europe since 2019 will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. Xi has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect major changes in Chinese policy. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) greets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen prior to the arrival of the Chinese President at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on May 6, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron is to host Xi Jinping for a state visit on May 6, 2024, seeking to persuade the Chinese leader to shift positions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and also imbalances in global trade. Xi's first visit to Europe since 2019 will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. Xi has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect major changes in Chinese policy. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
(FILES) Credit Suisse CEO Ulrich Korner looks on during the annual general meeting of Credit Suisse bank, in Zurich, on April 4, 2023, following the takeover by UBS of Credit Suisse hastily arranged by the Swiss government on March 19 to prevent a financial meltdown. Ulrich Koerner, Credit Suisse's most recent CEO, will be leaving UBS “within the next few weeks”, claims the Financial Times on Monday, as the banking giant prepares to take the next step in the integration of the two banks. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
(FILES) CEO Ulrich Korner looks on during the annual general meeting of Credit Suisse bank, in Zurich, on April 4, 2023, following the takeover by UBS of Credit Suisse hastily arranged by the Swiss government on March 19 to prevent a financial meltdown. Ulrich Koerner, Credit Suisse's most recent CEO, will be leaving UBS “within the next few weeks”, claims the Financial Times on Monday, as the banking giant prepares to take the next step in the integration of the two banks. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) greets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen prior to the arrival of the Chinese President at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on May 6, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron is to host Xi Jinping for a state visit on May 6, 2024, seeking to persuade the Chinese leader to shift positions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and also imbalances in global trade. Xi's first visit to Europe since 2019 will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. Xi has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect major changes in Chinese policy. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) greets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen prior to the arrival of the Chinese President at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on May 6, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron is to host Xi Jinping for a state visit on May 6, 2024, seeking to persuade the Chinese leader to shift positions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and also imbalances in global trade. Xi's first visit to Europe since 2019 will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. Xi has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect major changes in Chinese policy. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
(L-R) Israeli Parliament Speaker Amir Ohana, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Isaac Herzog attend a wreath-laying ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day for the six million Jews killed in World War II, at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem on May 6, 2024. (Photo by AMIR COHEN / POOL / AFP)
(L-R) Israeli Parliament Speaker Amir Ohana, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Isaac Herzog attend a wreath-laying ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day for the six million Jews killed in World War II, at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem on May 6, 2024. (Photo by AMIR COHEN / POOL / AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron poses for a photograph with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen prior to the arrival of the Chinese President at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on May 6, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron is to host Xi Jinping for a state visit on May 6, 2024, seeking to persuade the Chinese leader to shift positions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and also imbalances in global trade. Xi's first visit to Europe since 2019 will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. Xi has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect major changes in Chinese policy. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he greets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen prior to the arrival of the Chinese President at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on May 6, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron is to host Xi Jinping for a state visit on May 6, 2024, seeking to persuade the Chinese leader to shift positions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and also imbalances in global trade. Xi's first visit to Europe since 2019 will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. Xi has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect major changes in Chinese policy. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he greets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen prior to the arrival of the Chinese President at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on May 6, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron is to host Xi Jinping for a state visit on May 6, 2024, seeking to persuade the Chinese leader to shift positions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and also imbalances in global trade. Xi's first visit to Europe since 2019 will also see him hold talks in Serbia and Hungary. Xi has said he wants to find peace in Ukraine even if analysts do not expect major changes in Chinese policy. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
(FILES) A Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile launcher parades through Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 9, 2022. President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to hold nuclear weapons drills involving the navy and troops based near Ukraine. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)
(FILES) Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile launchers parade through Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 9, 2022. President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to hold nuclear weapons drills involving the navy and troops based near Ukraine. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog attend a wreath-laying ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day for the six million Jews killed in World War II, at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem on May 6, 2024. (Photo by AMIR COHEN / POOL / AFP)
A yellow chair is left empty, reserved for Israelis held hostage in Gaza since the October 7 attacks by Palestinian militants, during a wreath-laying ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day for the six million Jews killed in World War II, at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem on May 6, 2024. (Photo by AMIR COHEN / POOL / AFP)
(FILES) This photograph taken on April 26, 2024 shows the headquarters of the French multinational information technology company ATOS in Bezons, near Paris. Struggling French tech group Atos, an Olympics partner and key French defence contractor, said on May 6, 2024, it would make a decision on financial restructuring offers by May 31. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
Denmark's Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy, Dan Joergensen (L) and US investor, inventor and philanthropist Bill Gates sign an agreement in which Denmark and the Gates Foundation strengthen ties to find solutions to the consequences of climate change for global health, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 6, 2024. (Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT
Denmark's Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy, Dan Joergensen (L) and US investor, inventor and philanthropist Bill Gates sign an agreement in which Denmark and the Gates Foundation strengthen ties to find solutions to the consequences of climate change for global health, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 6, 2024. (Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT
Denmark's Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy, Dan Joergensen (L) and US investor, inventor and philanthropist Bill Gates sign an agreement in which Denmark and the Gates Foundation strengthen ties to find solutions to the consequences of climate change for global health, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 6, 2024. (Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT
Denmark's Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy, Dan Joergensen (L) and US investor, inventor and philanthropist Bill Gates shake hands after signing an agreement in which Denmark and the Gates Foundation strengthen ties to find solutions to the consequences of climate change for global health, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 6, 2024. (Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT
Denmark's Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy, Dan Joergensen (L) and US investor, inventor and philanthropist Bill Gates shake hands after signing an agreement in which Denmark and the Gates Foundation strengthen ties to find solutions to the consequences of climate change for global health, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 6, 2024. (Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT
Participants attend an international migration conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 6, 2024. Decision-makers and experts from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa are in Denmark to discuss new solutions for the European asylum system. (Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT
Participants attend an international migration conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 6, 2024. Decision-makers and experts from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa are in Denmark to discuss new solutions for the European asylum system. (Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (L) speaks during the opening of an international migration conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 6, 2024. Decision-makers and experts from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa are in Denmark to discuss new solutions for the European asylum system. (Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks during the opening of an international migration conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 6, 2024. Decision-makers and experts from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa are in Denmark to discuss new solutions for the European asylum system. (Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT
Jammu & Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari (C) campaigns for the Srinagar constituency candidate Mohammad Ashraf Mir (centre R) during an election rally in Srinagar on May 6, 2024, ahead of the third phase voting in India's general election. (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP)
Jammu & Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari (C) campaigns for the Srinagar constituency candidate Mohammad Ashraf Mir (centre R) during an election rally in Srinagar on May 6, 2024, ahead of the third phase voting in India's general election. (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP)
Jammu & Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari (C) campaigns for the Srinagar constituency candidate Mohammad Ashraf Mir (centre R) during an election rally in Srinagar on May 6, 2024, ahead of the third phase voting in India's general election. (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP)
