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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping enter the hall during a signing ceremony on May 20, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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Demonstrators protest near Tower Bridge over plans to build a new Chinese embassy at Royal Mint Court on March 15, 2025, in London. (Getty Images)
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An aerial view of a container ship arriving at the Port of Oakland on October 10, 2025, in Oakland, California. (Getty Images)
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Luigi Mangione's supporters gathered outside Manhattan Criminal Court as he appeared in the court in New York City, on February 21, 2025. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky outside the West Wing of the White House on October 17, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a press conference with President Donald Trump in White House on February 13, 2025. (Getty Images)
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer poses for a photograph with China’s President Xi Jinping in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 18, 2024. (Getty Images)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on during a meeting with President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet at the White House on October 17, 2025. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington DC, United States, on February 13, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado speaks to supporters while holding up electoral records during a rally in Caracas on August 28, 2024. (Getty Images)
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Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic successfully completed the first-ever known transatlantic crossing of an unmanned surface vessel on September 9, 2025, as it arrived in Troia, Portugal. (US Navy)
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese walks gives a speech at the National Press Club on April 30, 2025 in Canberra, Australia. (Getty Images)
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