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A US infantryman releases a Neros Archer small unmanned aircraft system for a test flight at Fort Irwin in California on October 25, 2025. (US Army)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on October 24, 2024. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AFP via Getty Images)
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference a day after Japan's lower house election on October 28, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. (Kim Kyung-Hoon via Getty Images)
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Giant Pandas Qing Bao and Bao Li arrive in Dulles, Virginia, on October 15, 2024. (Craig Hudson/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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The presidents of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates attend the narrow format meeting of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on October 23, 2024. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images)
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Gold bars are on display at a gold jewelry store on October 18, 2024, in Hangzhou, China. (Ni Lifang/VCG via Getty Images)
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David Asher
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William Chou
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair
