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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attends an agreement-signing event at Villa Doria Pamphili in Rome, Italy, June 12, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony with Paraguayan Vice President Pedro Alliana on strategic civil nuclear cooperation, at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 4, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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US wants Israel to 'crack down' on settler violence in West Bank, Rubio says
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France's Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin, France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, France's President Emmanuel Macron, France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez and French Government Secretary General Laurence Marion take part in an Interministerial Crisis Meeting chaired by France's President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Presidential Palace, in Paris, October 18, 2026. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang arrive for a ceremony to mark Martyrs' Day, a day ahead of the Chinese National Day, on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China September 30, 2026. REUTERS/Florence Lo
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