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US Airmen conduct preflight operations prior to a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber departing base in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 29, 2026. (US Air Force)

Chinese Coast Guard CCG vessel Sandu patrols the South China Sea on March 24, 2026

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US President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 26, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

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A billboard depicting Iran’s late supreme leader standing behind an Iranian soldier with a caption in Arabic reading "a martyr leads the battlefield" in western Baghdad on March 18, 2026. (Getty Images)

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A woman holds up a sign that reads "anti-semitism kills" between police officers as people take part in a Hanukkah candle-lighting in central London on December 15, 2025. (Getty Images)

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President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on board Air Force One on March 15, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commercial vessels are pictured offshore in Dubai on March 11, 2026. (Getty Images)