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Members of the Iranian military gather to demonstrate their skills during a training camp in Tehran on November 2, 2026. (Getty Images)

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Presidential candidate and incumbent president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil celebrates after the results of the general election day on October 25, 2026, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Getty Images)

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US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping look on during a military review in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 24, 2026. (Getty Images)

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US President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (Getty Images)

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Presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro for the Partido Liberal speaks to the press after the votes are tallied on election day on October 4, 2026, in Brasilia, Brazil. (Getty Images)

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