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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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)
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)
Members of the Australian Jewish community participate in a gathering called 'Balloons of Hope', which represents Israeli hostages who are currently being held by the Palestinian group Hamas, in Sydney, on October 27, 2023. (David Gray/AFP via Getty Images)
Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China Qin Gang in Beijing, China, on June 19, 2023. (Foreign Ministry of China/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes Myanmar's then State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, October 19, 2016. (Imtiyaz Khan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with China's Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 19, 2023. (Department of State via Flickr)
President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese before the start of a state dinner at the White House on October 25, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis via Getty Images)
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (R) stands beside his daughter Maryam Nawaz (L) as he waves to his supporters gathered at a park during an event held to welcome him in Lahore on October 21, 2023. (Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images)