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![Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha attends a joint news conference with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Principality of Monaco Isabelle Berro-Amadei in Kyiv, Ukraine on September 15, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha attends a joint news conference with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Principality of Monaco Isabelle Berro-Amadei in Kyiv, Ukraine on September 15, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
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France is moving ahead with its own sixth-generation fighter jet after the collapse of its joint aviation project with Germany, while preparing an advanced “Super Rafale” equipped with artificial intelligence, upgraded engines, and next-generation weapons.![Wooded area near the village of Geamăna, Moldova, where a suspected drone crashed and exploded. (Source: Poliția Republicii Moldova)]( "Wooded area near the village of Geamăna, Moldova, where a suspected drone crashed and exploded. (Source: Poliția Republicii Moldova)")
![A grain field during the early harvest season in the Rostov region, southern Russia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia Looks to China Transit as Ukrainian Drone Attacks Paralyze Southern Ports")
![US President Donald Trump. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Trump Announces Deal With Putin for Russia to Supply Millions of Tons of Diesel")
![A Latvian national flag. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Latvia Extends Travel Restrictions for Municipal Officials to Block Russia and Belarus Entry")
![An unidentified aerial object is seen above residential buildings in Moscow amid reports of drones and balloons over the Russian capital on October 9, 2026. (Source: Open source)]( "An unidentified aerial object is seen above residential buildings in Moscow amid reports of drones and balloons over the Russian capital on October 9, 2026. (Source: Open source)")
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