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Vice President JD Vance and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev shake hands at the Zagulba Presidential Residence on February 10, 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Getty Images)

A US Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber taxis on the flightline after a combat mission at Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, on April 14, 2025. (US Air Force)

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US Special Representative for South and Central Asia Ambassador Sergio Gor delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the B5+1 Forum in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on February 4, 2026. (Getty Images)

A North American Aerospace Defense Command F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft lands at Pituffik Space Force Base in Greenland on October 7, 2025. (US Air Force)

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte attends a bilateral meeting with President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting on January 21, 2026, in Davos, Switzerland. (Getty Images)

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Local leaders, including Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, wave Greenlandic flags as they protest on January 17, 2026, in Nuuk, Greenland. (Getty Images)

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer delivers a statement in the media briefing room of Downing Street on January 19, 2026, in London, England. (Getty Images)