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Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on April 10, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in Davos, Switzerland, on January 22, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A source vessel at the Baku shipyard in Baku, Azerbaijan, on February 10, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A China-Europe train prepares to depart from the China-Kazakhstan Logistics Cooperation Base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China, on January 16, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A customized market procurement train of the China-Europe Railway Express departs from Yiwu Railway West Station on June 8, 2026, in Jinhua, China. (Getty Images)
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The General Assembly of the United Nations is seen during the election of the next president of the General Assembly on June 2, 2026, in New York City. (Getty Images)
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The logo of the United Nations at the General Debate of the UN General Assembly in New York. (Getty Images)
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