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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Trailers with launchers for guided missiles of a German Patriot air defense system stand on a snow-covered field in southeastern Poland on April 3, 2023. (Getty Images)
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping attend an official welcoming ceremony in Beijing on May 16, 2024. (Sergei Bobylov/AFP via Getty Images)
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Donald Trump attends the America First Policy Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago on November 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle via Getty Images)