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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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The orthodox Jewish Chabad Lubavistch Foundation holds a solidarity collection for people in need before Passover on April 21, 2024, in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Guido Piotrkowski via Getty)