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A digital display stock index is seen in Lujiazui, China, on March 9, 2026. (Getty Images)
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China's President Xi Jinping speaks during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People on November 25, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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Recruits crawl a designated distance with combat gear during the zero day of basic combined arms training in Ukraine, on December 12, 2025 (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump holds up a copy of a 2025 National Trade Estimate Report as he speaks at an event at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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The Ukrainian flag and the Motherland Monument in Kyiv on August 23, 2025. (Getty Images)
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The Canadian flag flies in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica near Parliament Hill on October 26, 2025, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump listens during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House on December 15, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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US Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs and Israeli Air Force F-35I Adirs fly in formation during exercise Enduring Lightning III over Israel, Oct. 12, 2020. (US Air Force)
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A US Navy Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft maneuvers in the Atlantic Ocean on September 23, 2025. (US Navy)
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