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Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP. France's President Emmanuel Macron wearing sunglasses speaks to the press as he arrives for a European Council meeting to discuss recent developments in transatlantic relations, in Brussels, on January 22, 2026.
Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP. France's President Emmanuel Macron wearing sunglasses speaks to the press as he arrives for a European Council meeting to discuss recent developments in transatlantic relations, in Brussels, on January 22, 2026.
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