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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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The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific on July 7, 2026. (DVIDS)
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The aircraft carrier USS George Washington arrives in Da Nang, Vietnam, for a scheduled port visit on July 30, 2026. (US Navy)
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The Moonshot AI Kimi app is seen on a mobile phone screen in Beijing on July 17, 2026. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump gives Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia a tour of the White House on November 18, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Vice President JD Vance walks with Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir, and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on April 11, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Getty Images)
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A woman walks in front of a billboard with a picture of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega at the Ministry of Family Economy on June 27, 2021, in Managua, Nicaragua. (Getty Images)
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A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A Lightning II flies alongside two F-35A Lightning IIs and an F-16 Fighting Falcon of the US Air Force over the Pacific Ocean near Misawa Air Base in Japan on September 30, 2025. (US Air Force)
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President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega waves at Palacio Federal Legislativo on January 10, 2025, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Getty Images)
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