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![A launcher of the Polish Army Patriot air and missile defense system. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Sweden to Send Patriot Air Defense System to Poland to Guard Ukraine Aid Hub")
![Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia. (Source: Getty Images)")
![US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press before boarding a plane en route to Iceland at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on October 5, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press before boarding a plane en route to Iceland at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on October 5, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![A woman stands next to a banner depicting Russian civil aviation aircraft MS 21-300 and Tupolev TU-214 during the National Aviation Infrastructure Salon (NAIS) on February 4, 2026, in Krasnogorsk, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A woman stands next to a banner depicting Russian civil aviation aircraft MS 21-300 and Tupolev TU-214 during the National Aviation Infrastructure Salon (NAIS) on February 4, 2026, in Krasnogorsk, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Front view of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Visaginas, Lithuania, on December 18, 2009. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Front view of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Visaginas, Lithuania, on December 18, 2009. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A view of the submerged landscape following the devastating flash floods on August 26 that struck Devighat, Nuwakot, Nepal, on September 15, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A view of the submerged landscape following the devastating flash floods on August 26 that struck Devighat, Nuwakot, Nepal, on September 15, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A man walks toward an Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft carrying supplies from the United Arab Emirates at the Port Sudan airport, on May 5, 2023.]( "A man walks toward an Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft carrying supplies from the United Arab Emirates at the Port Sudan airport, on May 5, 2023.")
![A tanker moored at the Port of Ulsan in South Korea on March 30, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A tanker moored at the Port of Ulsan in South Korea on March 30, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Lada-class diesel-electric submarine B-587 Velikiye Luki is sailing from St. Petersburg, 2024.]( "Lada-class diesel-electric submarine B-587 Velikiye Luki is sailing from St. Petersburg, 2024.")
![Togo-flagged cargo ship ALFA WATAN. Illustrative photo. (Source: Marine Traffic)]( "Togo-flagged cargo ship ALFA WATAN. Illustrative photo. (Source: Marine Traffic)")
![Test launch of the French M51.3 nuclear SLBM.]( "Test launch of the French M51.3 nuclear SLBM.")
![Indonesian Kopasgat personnel carrying Ukrainian-made Vulkan 7.62×39 mm bullpup rifles during the 81st TNI Anniversary Day Parade in East Jakarta on October 5, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Indonesian Kopasgat personnel carrying Ukrainian-made Vulkan 7.62×39 mm bullpup rifles during the 81st TNI Anniversary Day Parade in East Jakarta on October 5, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russian leader Vladimir Putin speaks at the Valdai Discussion Club meeting in Moscow on October 1, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Putin Warns Russia Must Not Create an “Intellectual Elite” Taught to Think")
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
-2d75a2718f2ffeec50dd5929a203081e.png "Togo-flagged cargo ship ALFA WATAN. Illustrative photo. (Source: Marine Traffic)")
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