France

In this photo provided by the fire brigade of the Var region, a fireman battles with a fire near Toulon early Tuesday. Hundreds of firefighters on battled a fire racing through forests near the French Riviera that forced the evacuation of thousands of people from homes and vacation spots. SDIS 83 via AP hide caption

Protesters gathered in Paris on Saturday to oppose a requirement to use a health pass to enter businesses or use public transportation. Adrienne Surprenant/AP hide caption

Thousands of protesters gather near the Eiffel Tower to protest the COVID-19 pass which grants vaccinated individuals greater ease of access to venues. Rafael Yaghobzadeh/AP hide caption

A mini replica of the French-designed Statue of Liberty will reach the U.S. on July 1. Here, the statue awaits its move in Paris on Monday. Francois Mori/AP hide caption

In 2008, people hold portraits of Marina Petrella, a former member of Italy's disbanded Red Brigades group, during a rally in Paris against her extradition to Italy. Petrella is one of seven individuals whose arrest in France was announced Wednesday. Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Pro-independence supporters celebrate the results of an independence referendum vote in Nouméa, New Caledonia, in October. In a vote that marked a milestone in a three-decade decolonization effort, 46.7% supported independence. Now the Pacific island territory has a government made up mostly of pro-independence politicians and the congress is expected to select a new president this month. Mathurin Derel/AP hide caption

French former President Nicolas Sarkozy (left) arrives to hear the verdict in a corruption trial at Porte de Clichy court house in Paris on Monday. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

A nurse prepares to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Dr. Jean-Christophe Richard in La Croix-Rousse hospital, in Lyon, France, on Wednesday. Amid public outcry, France's health minister promised Tuesday an "exponential" acceleration of his country's slow coronavirus vaccination process. Laurent Cipriani/AP hide caption

Police break up a rave in Lieuron in northwestern France. Some 2,500 partygoers attended an illegal New Year rave, violently clashing with police who failed to stop it and sparking concern the underground event could spread the coronavirus. Jean-Francois Monier/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Haut-de-France Customs Director Jean-Michel Thillier, left, believes the Port of Calais is ready for Brexit. Rebecca Rosman/NPR hide caption

A laboratory technician is pictured handling swab samples at a hospital in Mulhouse, France, in November. French officials confirmed the country's first case of the new coronavirus variant on Friday. Patrick Hertzog/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

The U.K. and France reached a deal to reopen their mutual borders for rail, air and sea delivery services amid the rapid spread of a new coronavirus strain. Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption