Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shakes hands with Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on May 4, 2026. (Getty Images)
A Philippine Air Force Black Hawk helicopter lands on June 29, 2023, on Mavulis Island, which is the Philippines’ northernmost island and is roughly 88 miles from Taiwan. (Getty Images)
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Members of the Yemeni Coast Guard affiliated with the Houthis patrol the Red Sea as demonstrators march through the port city of Hodeida in solidarity with the people of Gaza on January 4, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images)