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Abu al-Duhur base following strikes, Syria, August 18, 2026. Eight Israeli airstrikes hit an airbase in northwestern Syria early on Tuesday, Syrian state media said, in what the U.S. envoy for the region called an "unnecessary escalation." The Israeli military declined to comment on the strikes while the Syrian defense ministry did not respond. REUTERS/Stringer
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French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a welcoming ceremony at the Akasaka palace in Tokyo, Japan on April 1, 2026. PHILIP FONG/Pool via REUTERS
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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
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FILE PHOTO: A soldier speaks to Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te in Hsinchu, Taiwan July 10, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
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