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French far-right Rassemblement National President Jordan Bardella votes during the first round of parliamentary elections in Garches, Paris, on June 30, 2024. (Julien De Rosa/AFP via Getty Images)

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Mourners attend the funeral of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on May 22, 2024, in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Saeedi via Getty Images)

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Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers patrol at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on March 7, 2024. (Photo by Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images)