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Motorists wait in queues to refuel their vehicles at a filling station in Wellampitiya on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka on March 15, 2026. Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A man walk near the entrance of the Shangri-La Hotel, the venue for the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Thursday, May 28, 2026. Achmad Ibrahim/AP hide caption
FILE - Unidentified women walk between tents in a section of the camp housing Australian family members of suspected Islamic State militants in the Roj Camp in eastern Syria, Feb. 18, 2026. Baderkhan Ahmad/AP hide caption
The Shenzhou-23 manned mission launches from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwestern China on Sunday, May 24, 2026. Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption
This photo released by Xinhua News Agency, shows a scene at the rescue site of the Liushenyu coal mine in Changzhi city, China's Shanxi Province, Saturday, May 23, 2026. Cao Yang/XinHua via AP hide caption
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio disembarks his plane at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, India, Saturday, May 23, 2026. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool AP hide caption
FILE - Copies of the People's Daily newspaper with a front page photo and headline which reads "Xi Jinping holds talks with US President Trump", are displayed at a news stand in Beijing on May 15, 2026. Trump said he had made "fantastic trade deals" with China's Xi Jinping, as the pair met on May 15 at final talks of a superpower summit that according to the US leader has also reaped a Chinese offer to help open the Strait of Hormuz. GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping inspect an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday, May 20, 2026. Maxim Shemetov/Pool Reuters hide caption
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a walk at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing, China, Sept. 2, 2025. Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik Kremlin Pool Photo via AP hide caption
A senior Uyghur militant stands in an olive grove in northern Syria, where Uyghur commanders say their fighters began an ultimately successful assault on Syrian regime forces in November 2024. Emily Feng/NPR hide caption
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President Trump shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping as he leaves after a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15. Evan Vucci/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Senate security run after gunfire was heard along a hallway at the Philippine Senate in Pasay, Philippines, Wednesday. Aaron Favila/AP hide caption
China's President Xi Jinping (right) and President Trump visit the Temple of Heaven on Thursday in Beijing. China pool/Getty Images hide caption
A worker at Shoebot shoe factory in Dongguan, China. Following the trade war with the U.S., the owner of this factory says he wants to diversify his markets. Jasmine Ling/ NPR hide caption
Philippine troopers exchange fire along a hallway at the Philippine Senate in Pasay, Philippines, on Wednesday. Aaron Favila/AP hide caption
This image made from video provided by Japan's NNN-NTV shows Calbee snack packages in color and black and white in Tokyo, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. AP/NNN-NTV hide caption
President Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025. Trump heads to Beijing for another meeting with Xi on Tuesday. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
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Land-based DF-61 intercontinental ballistic missiles of the nuclear missile formation appear in Tiananmen Square, September 3, 2025, in Beijing, China.
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Soldiers of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division build fighting positions along the beach of the La Paz sand dunes in Laoag City, Philippines, ahead of counterlanding exercises during annual Balikatan drills. Anthony Kuhn/NPR hide caption
U.S. stages largest-ever annual military drills in the Philippines
A man fishes next to shipping equipment in Indonesia's Morowali Industrial Park in December 2025. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
