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.

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The week in pictures: Trump hosts Xi, the pope visits France and floods ravage Thailand

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