(FILES) A general view shows the Lafarge Cement Syria (LCS) cement plant in Jalabiya, some 30 kms from Ain Issa, in northern Syria, in February 19, 2018. A French court on April 13, 2026 ruled that cement conglomerate Lafarge was guilty of paying the Islamic State group and other jihadists protection money to maintain its business in war-torn Syria. The court found Lafarge, which has since been acquired by Swiss conglomerate Holcim, paid millions of dollars in 2013 and 2014, via its subsidiary Lafarge Cement Syria (LCS), to jihadist groups and intermediaries to keep its plant operating in northern Syria. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP via Getty Images)

The silhouette of German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche is seen prior to the CDU's leadership meeting at the party's headquarters in Berlin, on April 13, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

This picture taken on April 10, 2026 shows an aerial view from the affluent coastal suburb of Cottesloe in Perth, as the city's property market sits at record highs, driven by tight housing supply and strong demand. (Photo by Antony DICKSON / AFP via Getty Images)

German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche is seen prior the CDU's leadership meeting at the party's headquarters in Berlin, on April 13, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor and leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz (R) talks to German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche as they arrive to attend the CDU's leadership meeting at the party's headquarters in Berlin, on April 13, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor and leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz (R) listens to German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche as they arrive to attend the CDU's leadership meeting at the party's headquarters in Berlin, on April 13, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor and leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz (R) and German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche arrive to attend the CDU's leadership meeting at the party's headquarters in Berlin, on April 13, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor and leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz (R) talks to German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche as they arrive to attend the CDU's leadership meeting at the party's headquarters in Berlin, on April 13, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)