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![European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech during her annual State of the Union address at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France on September 16, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech during her annual State of the Union address at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France on September 16, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Police and military EOD specialists at the scene near Danish Defense Minister Jeppe Bruus’ home following the discovery of a drone. (Source: Presse-fotos)]( "Police and military EOD specialists at the scene near Danish Defense Minister Jeppe Bruus’ home following the discovery of a drone. (Source: Presse-fotos)")
![Polish military engineers transport HESCO barriers as part of efforts to construct fortified security posts near border crossings with Ukraine. (Source: General Command of the Polish Armed Forces)]( "Polish military engineers transport HESCO barriers as part of efforts to construct fortified security posts near border crossings with Ukraine. (Source: General Command of the Polish Armed Forces)")
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![A Ukrainian specialist examines the wreckage of Russian Gerbera drones recovered after attacks on Ukraine. Illustrative photo]( "A Ukrainian specialist examines the wreckage of Russian Gerbera drones recovered after attacks on Ukraine. Illustrative photo")
![US Special Envoy John Coale (center) speaks to reporters in Minsk after negotiating an interim agreement with Belarus. (Source: Belarusian state media)]( "US Special Envoy John Coale (center) speaks to reporters in Minsk after negotiating an interim agreement with Belarus. (Source: Belarusian state media)")
![How Russian Propaganda Learned to Look Finnish]( "How Russian Propaganda Learned to Look Finnish")
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How do you spread propaganda in a country as resilient to disinformation as Finland? Russian propagandists have been grappling with this question for years and have found ways to adapt.![The US Capitol is seen from the National Mall, with flags at half-staff in honor of US Senator Lindsey Graham, who passed away on Saturday, July 11, in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026.]( "The US Capitol is seen from the National Mall, with flags at half-staff in honor of US Senator Lindsey Graham, who passed away on Saturday, July 11, in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026.")
![US Park Police officers arrest a man on gun charges after officers spotted him carrying a concealed firearm during a pro-Trump rally at Freedom Plaza on January 5, 2021 in Washington, DC. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "US Park Police officers arrest a man on gun charges after officers spotted him carrying a concealed firearm during a pro-Trump rally at Freedom Plaza on January 5, 2021 in Washington, DC. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Zelenskyy Reveals Repeated Aerial Targeting During Recent European Travels, CBS Reports")
![Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Japan Eisuke Mori. (Source: Official website of the President of Ukraine)]( "President Zelenskyy Meets Japanese Parliamentary Speaker in Kyiv for High-Level Talks")
![A trader sells potatoes, carrots and onions. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia Faces Looming Potato Deficit as Harvest Drops by 1 Million Tons")
![A type 094A Jin-class nuclear submarine Long March 10 of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in the sea near Qingdao, in eastern China’s Shandong province on April 23, 2019. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A type 094A Jin-class nuclear submarine Long March 10 of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in the sea near Qingdao, in eastern China’s Shandong province on April 23, 2019. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Polish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet flies over the city during the Polish Armed Forces Day military parade in Warsaw, Poland on August 15, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Polish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet flies over the city during the Polish Armed Forces Day military parade in Warsaw, Poland on August 15, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
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