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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 29, 2026. (Getty Images)

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Customers place an order at a robot-operated coffee kiosk on March 25, 2026, in Shenzhen, China. (Getty Images)

Caption President Donald Trump receives a tour of Chateau de Versailles from President of France Emmanuel Macron on June 17, 2026, in Versailles, France. (Getty Images)

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Residents collect water from tanker trucks and carry containers through the streets amid widespread shortages, as seen in Havana, Cuba, on June 4, 2026. (Getty Images)

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during the Twenty-Third IISS Shangri-La Dialogue at the Shangri-La Hotel on May 30, 2026, in Singapore. (Getty Images)

President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attend a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on May 25, 2026. (Getty Images)