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In this image taken from video provided by Russian Presidential Press Service on Friday, July 3, 2026. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks while visiting one of the command posts of the Joint Group of the Russian Forces, in an undisclosed location. (Russian Presidential Press Service via AP)

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People queue in Idiko Ile, Nigeria waiting to cast their vote during the Nigeria presidential election on February 25, 2023. Shutterstock

People queue in Idiko Ile, Nigeria waiting to cast their vote during the Nigeria presidential election on February 25, 2023. 

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks at the Korea-Brazil Summit
in Seoul on Feb. 23. (Republic of Korea)

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks at the Korea-Brazil Summit
in Seoul on Feb. 23. (

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Japan's Team Mirai Uses Tech to Bolster Democracy, Not Undermine It

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Balendra Shah, foreground, former mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City and prime ministerial candidate of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, receives his victory certificate after defeating former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli of the Communist Party of Nepal–Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) in Jhapa Nepal, on Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Umesh Karki)

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President Donald Trump attends the dignified transfer of remains of six US soldiers killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait, Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. (Official White House photo by Daniel Torok)

President Donald Trump attends the dignified transfer of remains of six US soldiers killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait, Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. (Official White House 

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