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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs the golden book as he meets Norway’s king on October 20, 2026, at the Royal Palace in Oslo. (Getty Images)
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during a meeting of African leaders with Russian President at the Konstantin Palace in Strelna on June 17, 2023 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Contributor via Getty Images)
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Joint session of the National Assembly and Senate in Islamabad, Pakistan, on February 14, 2020. (Murat Kula via Getty Images)
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Supporters cheer under a huge flag of Taiwan during an election campaign rally of Kuomintang (KMT) presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih in New Taipei City on January 12, 2024. (Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images)
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III delivers the keynote address at the 2023 Reagan National Defense Forum at the the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, on December 2, 2023. (DoD via Flickr)
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Pakistan People's Party supporters attend an election campaign rally in Lahore on January 21, 2024. (Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul participates in a multinational military exercise with NATO allies as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group on October 5, 2022. (Kerri Kline via DVIDS)
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Demonstrators outside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, now informally called the "Hostages Square," in Tel Aviv hold up their lit mobile phones as they gather during a demonstration calling for the release of hostages on December 9, 2023. (Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images)
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