
After-school care staff gather during a demonstration called by the city workers union outside a City Council meeting outside the Hotel de Ville, Paris's City Hall, on April 14, 2026. Since the start of 2026, 78 staff members have been suspended, including 31 on suspicion of sexual abuse in schools, according to figures shared by the Paris mayor. Julien de Rosa/AFP via Getty Images

Wild bluebells, which usually bloom around mid-April turning the forest completely blue, in the Hallerbos, also known as the “Blue Forest,” near the Belgian city of Halle on April 14, 2026. Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images










