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![A flare stack and water collection tanks at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE plant in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria, on October 12, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A flare stack and water collection tanks at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE plant in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria, on October 12, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Belarus' leader Alexander Lukashenko (L) shakes hands with Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin (R) during their meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow on August 29, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Belarus' leader Alexander Lukashenko (L) shakes hands with Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin (R) during their meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow on August 29, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar meet as Kyiv and Budapest seek to reset bilateral relations and advance Ukraine’s EU accession talks. (Source: Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry)]( "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar meet as Kyiv and Budapest seek to reset bilateral relations and advance Ukraine’s EU accession talks. (Source: Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry)")
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![Photo of Russia's internet search engine Yandex's logo on a laptop screen on October 12, 2021, in Moscow. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Photo of Russia's internet search engine Yandex's logo on a laptop screen on October 12, 2021, in Moscow. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Ukrainian soldier adjusts a Starlink satellite modem for uninterrupted communication during a combat mission on March 12, 2025, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine.]( "Ukrainian soldier adjusts a Starlink satellite modem for uninterrupted communication during a combat mission on March 12, 2025, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine.")
![A woman attempts to access the internet using her smartphone while walking near the Kremlin on March 31, 2026, in Moscow, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A woman attempts to access the internet using her smartphone while walking near the Kremlin on March 31, 2026, in Moscow, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Starlink at the position of one of the units of the 505th Marine Battalion in the Novopavlivka direction on April 1, 2026, in Ukraine.]( "Starlink at the position of one of the units of the 505th Marine Battalion in the Novopavlivka direction on April 1, 2026, in Ukraine.")
![Map showing Russian regions where drone threat alerts were declared on October 16, including Khanty-Mansi and Yamalo-Nenets autonomous districts in western Siberia, approximately 2,500 kilometers from Ukraine. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)]( "Map showing Russian regions where drone threat alerts were declared on October 16, including Khanty-Mansi and Yamalo-Nenets autonomous districts in western Siberia, approximately 2,500 kilometers from Ukraine. (Source: UNITED24 Media/Oleksandr Manukians)")
![A National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System medium-range air defense system of the Spanish Army is seen during the NATO Media Day at the Lielvarde Air Base in Lielvarde, Latvia, on October 1, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System medium-range air defense system of the Spanish Army is seen during the NATO Media Day at the Lielvarde Air Base in Lielvarde, Latvia, on October 1, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Royal Navy border security vessel patrols the detained Smyrtos vessel outside the harbour, on June 15, 2026, in Portland, England.]( "A Royal Navy border security vessel patrols the detained Smyrtos vessel outside the harbour, on June 15, 2026, in Portland, England.")
![Ukrainian FP-1 long-range strike drone.]( "Ukrainian FP-1 long-range strike drone.")
![A medical worker wearing personal protective equipment PPE sits in an ambulance as he waits outside the COVID-19 intensive care unit of the Mariinsky Hospital in Saint Petersburg on July 7, 2021. Illustrative image. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A medical worker wearing personal protective equipment PPE sits in an ambulance as he waits outside the COVID-19 intensive care unit of the Mariinsky Hospital in Saint Petersburg on July 7, 2021. Illustrative image. (Source: Getty Images)")
![European Council President Antonio Costa, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrive to attend an EU summit in Brussels on October 16, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "European Council President Antonio Costa, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrive to attend an EU summit in Brussels on October 16, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
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