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A photo shows member country flags in the arrivals area ahead of a NATO North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting of Foreign Affairs ministers, at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, on April 4, 2023. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)

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UNITED STATES - MARCH 28: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the FY2024 for the Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense Program, in Dirksen Building on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 08: Kelsie Whitmore #3 of the Staten Island Ferryhawks uses red light therapy in her locker room at Richmond County Bank Ball Park on September 08, 2022 in Staten Island, New York. She is the first woman to record a hit in association with Major League Baseball. Whitmore was the first woman to appear in the starting lineup in an Atlantic League game. Her debut in the Atlantic League was a pinch runner on April 22, and became the first woman to start an Atlantic League game on May 1, playing as a left fielder. On May 4, she became the first woman to pitch in an Atlantic League game. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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The Sharpest View Of Mars Ever Taken From Earth Was Obtained By The Recently Refurbished Nasa Hubble Space Telescope (Hst). This Stunning Portrait Was Taken With The Hst Wide Field Planetary Camera-2 (Wfpc2) On March 10, 1997, Just Before Mars Opposition, When The Red Planet Made One Of Its Closest Passes To The Earth (About 60 Million Miles Or 100 Million Km) (Photo By Nasa/Getty Images)

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Fuel queues have returned to Nigerian cities after its new leader scrapped a controversial petrol subsidy.

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Ben Roberts-Smith along with barrister Arthur Moses (left) leaves the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Roberts-Smith is suing The Age, Federal Capital Press and Fairfax Media over reports linking him to alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.

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PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 28: Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine shakes hands with the umpire before avoiding shaking hands with Aryna Sabalenka as she looks on after their Women's Singles First Round Match on Day One of the at Roland Garros on May 28, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

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PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 1. Mirra Andreeva of Russia during her match against Diane Parry of France in the second round of the singles competition on Court Simonne-Mathieu during the 2023 French Open Tennis Tournament at Roland Garros on June 1st, 2023, in Paris, France. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)

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Tourists sunbathe on the beach of the Isola dei Conigli (Rabbit Island) in Lampedusa on September 27, 2018. - Five years after the worst shipwreck of its history, the Italian Pelagie Island of Lampedusa relies on the flood of tourists to make a fresh start, though it might become a gateway to Europe again. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY FANNY CARRIER (Photo credit should read ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)

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BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, MAY 31: Jose Mourinho, head coach of AS Roma, reacts at the end of the UEFA Europa League football final match between Sevilla and Roma, at the Puskas Arena stadium in Budapest, Hungary, on May 31, 2023. Sevilla defeated Roma 5-2 after a penalty shootout to win its seventh Europa League. (Photo by Isabella Bonotto/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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NOVATO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 07: People walk by a hiring sign posted on the exterior of a Target store on April 07, 2023 in Novato, California. The U.S. labor market added 236,000 jobs in March bringing the national unemployment rate down to 3.5 percent.

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A tassel with 2023 on it rests on a graduation cap as students walk in a procession for Howard University's commencement in Washington, Saturday, May 13, 2023.

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