Fireworks shoot off at the Eiffel Tower to mark Bastille Day celebrations in Paris, France, July 13, 2026. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor
Fireworks shoot off at the Eiffel Tower to mark Bastille Day celebrations in Paris, France, July 13, 2026. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor
French army paratroopers, equipped with parachutes in the blue, white, and red colors of the French flag, attend a rehearsal prior to the start of the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Luc Frieden and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attend the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Pool
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 14: Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with the British Army's Grenadier Guards at the British Residence on July 14, 2026 in Paris, France. Pierre Crom/Pool via REUTERS
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and Brigitte Macron, wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, welcome Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his wife Olena Zelenska at the Place de la Concorde before the start of the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Pool
French Republican Guards stand in position before the start of the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson
French Republican Guards stand in position before the start of the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson
French Republican Guards stand in position on the Place de la Concorde before the start of the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Pool
French President Emmanuel Macron stands in the command car with General Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces Fabien Mandon during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Pool
French President Emmanuel Macron reviews the troops on the Place de la Concorde during the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Pool
French President Emmanuel Macron stands in the command car with General Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces Fabien Mandon during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Pool
A contingent of Ukrainian soldiers march during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Bulgarian troops march with soldiers from countries of the Coalition of the Willing during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson
Students of the Ecole des Mousses march the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Students of the Ecole Polytechnique (Special military school of Polytechnique) march the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Bulgarian troops march with soldiers from countries of the Coalition of the Willing during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Soldiers from countries of the Coalition of the Willing march during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
French President Emmanuel Macron, his wife Brigitte Macron, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his wife Olena Zelenska, Heads of State and Government of the Coalition of the Willing and members of the French government attend the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson
Students of the Ecole Polytechnique (Special military school of Polytechnique) march during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson
Members of the firefighter brigade of Paris march during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson
The vehicles of the French Army Special Operations Command (CAST) drive down the Champs-Elysees avenue during the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Pioneers of the French Foreign Legion march during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Pioneers of the French Foreign Legion march during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Vehicles of the French 9th Marine Infantry Brigade drive down the Champs-Elysees avenue during the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Soldiers of the French Army's 92nd Infantry Regiment, specializing in close-quarters combat march during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Soldiers of the French Army 12th Cuirassier Regiment march during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson
A military drone flies over the Champs-Elysees avenue during the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Croatia's troops march with soldiers from countries of the Coalition of the Willing during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson
