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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi attend a meeting on the sidelines of the Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), in Baku, Azerbaijan, October 14, 2026. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT.
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks as Singapore's President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and President of the World Bank Group Ajay Banga look on during the IMF/World Bank 2026 Annual Meetings at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand, October 12, 2026. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
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Kuala Lumpur's skyline is shrouded in haze from regional wildfires, as seen from Ampang, Malaysia, August 26, 2026. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain
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Workers walk at a solar farm in Tongchuan, Shaanxi province, China December 11, 2019. REUTERS/Muyu Xu/File Photo
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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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U.S. and Iranian flags, 3D printed oil barrels and rising stock graph are seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol building, on day three of a partial government shutdown, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 2, 2026. REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo
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3D-printed oil pump jack and barrels in front of a rising stock graph appear in this illustration, taken March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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FILE PHOTO: A passersby walks past an electronic screen displaying the current Japanese Yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar, Euro and other foreign currencies in Tokyo, Japan May 12, 2026. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
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FILE PHOTO: A passersby walks past an electronic screen displaying the current Japanese Yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar, Euro and other foreign currencies in Tokyo, Japan May 12, 2026. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
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FILE PHOTO: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to delegates during a meeting on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., April 27, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
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