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China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on April 21, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025, in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov via Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Saudi Royal Court on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Win McNamee via Getty Images)
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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba being interviewed with United States President Trump and others on April 17, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
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Members of the US delegation applaud as US President Donald Trump addresses leaders in Riyadh on May 14, 2025. (Brendan Smialowski via Getty Images)
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The Virginia-class attack submarine Minnesota is under construction at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. (US Navy photo courtesy of Newport News Shipbuilding)
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A cargo ship and tugboat sail through the Cocoli Locks in the Panama Canal on August 12, 2024. (Getty Images)
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Erin O’Toole
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