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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14 February 2025, Bavaria, Munich: Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock meet for talks at the Munich Security Conference on February 14, 2025, in Bavaria, Munich. (Sven Hoppe via Getty Images)
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