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A production line of the Glide, a high-altitude glider that delivers munitions across thousands of miles, is seen at the defense tech startup Mach Industries in Huntington Beach, California, on September 11, 2025. (Getty Images)
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 strategic missile is launched by a nuclear submarine of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy on July 6, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean. (Getty Images)
China’s President Xi Jinping, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin arrive for a reception in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 3, 2025. (Getty Images)
President Donald Trump gives Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia a tour of the White House on November 18, 2025. (Getty Images)
Vice President JD Vance walks with Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir, and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on April 11, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Getty Images)