France's President Francois Hollande (L) hugs German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R), at the end of a speech at the Verdun's town-hall, northeastern France, on May 29, 2016, during a remembrance ceremony to mark the centenary of the battle of Verdun. The battle of Verdun, in 1916, was one of the bloodiest episodes of World War I. The offensive which lasted 300 days claimed more than 300,000 lives. / AFP / POOL / Thibault Camus
{"Image ImageDescription": "France's President Francois Hollande (L) hugs German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R), at the end of a speech at the Verdun's town-hall, northeastern France, on May 29, 2016, during a remembrance ceremony to mark the centenary of the battle of Verdun.\nThe battle of Verdun, in 1916, was one of the bloodiest episodes of World War I. The offensive which lasted 300 days claimed more than 300,000 lives. / AFP / POOL / Thibault Camus        (Photo credit should read THIBAULT CAMUS/AFP via Getty Images)"}