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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The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, is illuminated in green to celebrate the entry into force of the Paris Agreement, November 4, 2016 (U.S. Department of State)
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OPEC headquarters on the eve of the 171th meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in Vienna, on November 29, 2016.(JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)
Activists gather outside Sen. Michael Bennet's office in Denver to oppose President Trump's nominee for EPA Administrator, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, January 23, 2017. (RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images)