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China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on April 21, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to his supporters after the Canadian federal election on April 29, 2025, in Ottawa, Canada. (Getty Images)
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Tech leaders sit as they testify before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Capitol Hill on May 8, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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Former US Senator Jon Kyl speaking with attendees at the 2021 Dinner with Eisenhower hosted by the Sandra Day O'Connor Institute at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, Arizona. (Wikimedia)
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President Donald Trump speaks with NATO's Secretary-General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 21, 2026. (Getty Images)
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