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US sailors conduct routine maintenance on a jet blast deflector on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz on July 9, 2025. (US Navy)
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A freight train is seen at Port Reitz Station along the Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Mombasa, Kenya, on July 9, 2026. The railway was a part of the Belt and Road Initiative. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump prepares to shake hands with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a bilateral meeting as part of the G7 summit in Evian, France, on June 17, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Republic of Korea marines depart in a combat rubber raiding craft during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026 at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows in Hawaii on July 20, 2026. (US Marine Corps)
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A view of the Port of Kharg Island Oil Terminal in Iran on March 12, 2017. (Getty Images)
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump shake hands during a meeting in the Korean Demilitarized Zone on June 30, 2019. (Getty Images)
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The TikTok social media platform's logo is reflected in the eye of a 13-year-old boy as he looks at a computer screen on November 25, 2023, in Bath, England. (Getty Images)
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A demonstrator takes part in a protest outside the Melia Caracas Hotel in Caracas, Venezuela, on August 12, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Taliban security personnel stand guard atop armored Humvees along a road in the Green Zone area in Kabul on August 12, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Idi Amin sits at the United Nations in New York City on October 1, 1975. (Getty Images)
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Multi-layered air defense consisting of a Japanese-developed surface-to-air missile system Chu-SAM and Kin-SAM alongside a US MIM-104 Patriot are seen during Orient Shield 22 at Camp Fukuoka in Japan on August 29, 2022. (US Army)
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William P. Barr
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Daniel Batlle
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Elaine L. Chao
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