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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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)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, India, on September 9, 2023. (Ministry of External Affairs of India via Flickr)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi alongside US President Joe Biden in the White House on June 23, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the East Asia Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 7, 2023. (Ministry of External Affairs of India via Flickr)
Palestinian gunmen from the Fatah movement carry their weapons in support of the Palestinian Authority headed by President Mahmoud Abbas during a military parade in the Askar refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus. (Nasser Ishtayeh/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)