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Chinese President Xi Jinping, center takes a group photo with other attendees before the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool)

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This photograph shows Robert the Robot, an advanced conversational humanoid developed by Geneva-based technology company RB Labs, at the AI for Good Global Summit, a United Nations flagship event aimed at shaping the future of artificial intelligence, in Geneva on July 7, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

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President Donald J. Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

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Ambiance at the Global Dialogue on AI Governance, Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland - 07 July 2026.

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United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks about the release of a UN report on artificial intelligence during a news conference at UN headquarters, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

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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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United Nations Office Geneva located in the Palais des Nations building in Switzerland. Shutterstock

United Nations Office Geneva located in the Palais des Nations building in Switzerland. 

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 is a wooden sculpture by the Swiss artist Daniel Berset and Louis Geneve outside the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. 

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European officials release the “Tech Sovereignty Package” on June 3, 2026. Source

European officials release the “Tech Sovereignty Package” on June 3, 2026. 

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June 22, 2026—Andy Burnham with colleagues from the Parliamentary Labour Party in Westminster Hall at the Houses of Parliament in central London, as he returns to the House of Commons to take up his seat after winning the Makerfield by-election. (Yui Mok/Press Association via AP Images)

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