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King Charles III and President Donald Trump at Windsor Castle during the President’s state visit to the UK on September 18, 2025, in Windsor, England. (Getty Images)

A view of Praia de Azurara, Portugal on April 19, 2020. (Wikimedia Commons)

Election winner and leader of Hungary’s TISZA party, Peter Magyar, during a press conference in Budapest, Hungary, on April 20, 2026. (Getty Images)

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USS Abraham Lincoln conducts US blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz on April 16, 2026, in the Arabian Sea. (Getty Images)

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky listens during a press conference with President Donald Trump on December 28, 2025. (Getty Images)

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky attends a joint press conference with the German chancellor at the Chancellery in Berlin on April 14, 2026. (Getty Images)

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Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a meeting to discuss the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, on March 30, 2026, in London, England. (Getty Images)

Wreckage is seen from what Iranian authorities say is a US military helicopter on April 5, 2026, in an unspecified location in Iran. (Getty Images)

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with Arkhangelsk Region Governor Alexander Tsybulsky on March 30, 2026. (Getty Images)

The logo of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is displayed on a smartphone screen. (Getty Images)