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The flag used by the Taliban's interim government is seen over Afghanistan’s embassy in Moscow on July 4, 2025, after Russia officially recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan. (Getty Images)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the G7 summit on June 16, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Getty Images)

A MIM-104 Patriot Surface-to-Air Missile System fires as part of a bilateral live-fire exercise with military members from the Royal Netherlands Ground-based Air Defense Command at McGregor Range in New Mexico on May 11, 2024. (US Army)

US Army Pfc shoots a SA80 rifle alongside a British Army soldier, during close-quarters battle practice, Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, June 11, 2026. (US Army)

Several Bv206 Hägglunds stand in the snow during the military exercise ”Cold Response 26.” (Getty Images)

Czech soldiers take part in an urban combat training scenario during the Wettiner Schwert 2024 military exercises on April 8, 2024, in Schnöggersburg, Germany. (Getty Images)

Citizens take part in a weekly Saturday march titled “Defend Education,” walking from the Philharmonic Hall to the Parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, on February 21, 2026. (Getty Images)

Police and forensic investigators examine the location of impact after a Russian drone struck an apartment building in Galati, eastern Romania. on May 29, 2026. (Getty Images)

Luke Coffey attends the International Black Sea Security Forum 2024 in Odesa, Ukraine, on June 14, 2024. (Getty Images)

The Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in Turkistan, Kazakhstan, on May 15, 2026. (Getty Images)

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The village of Kangaamiut, Greenland, on March 14, 2026. (Getty Images)