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People celebrate the victory of the left-wing union after the French parliamentary elections in Paris, France, on July 7, 2024. (Luc Auffret/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Banners are placed outside of CNN studios ahead of the first presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 24, 2024. (Photo by Christian Monterossa/AFP via Getty Images)
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US flag is seen on a building in New York on July 4, 2024. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Mourners attend the funeral of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on May 22, 2024, in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Saeedi via Getty Images)
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Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers patrol at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on March 7, 2024. (Photo by Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images)
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Moldovans hold national flags at a rally in the courtyard of Moldovan presidential headquarters in Chisinau, Moldova, on December 17, 2023. (Photo by Elena Covalnco/AFP via Getty Images)
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Joshua Meservey
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