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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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the soldiers in the Kupiansk frontline on November 30, 2023, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Presidency/Anadolu via Getty Images)