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U.S. Vice President JD Vance during a visit to a U.S. militar base in Greenland in March 2025.
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US President Donald Trump watches Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's capture unfold in Washington, DC on January 3, 2026. (c) picture alliance / Anadolu | Donald Trump's Truth Social Account
A Leopard 2 main battle tank takes part in an army training exercise. (c) dpa Picture Alliance | Moritz Frankenberg
This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows damage at the Fordo enrichment facility in Iran after U.S. strikes, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (c) picture alliance ASSOCIATED PRESS
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US Vice President JD Vance during his startling speech at the Munich Security Conference 2025. (c) picture alliance/dpa | Sven Hoppe
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"Given the real danger of mutual nuclear annihilation and the high cost of such a long war a cold peace would be preferable." (c) picture alliance ASSOCIATED PRESS Efrem Lukatsky
A "watershed moment" would imply to finally pursuing a common foreign energy policy. (c) unsplash