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A soldier of the German Armed Forces Bundeswehr stands inside a new vaccination centre at the former Tempelhof airport in Berlin, Germany.

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In this handout photo from a video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Dec. 28, 2022, Russian soldiers take part in drills at an unspecified location.

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The former mayor of Vladivostok, who had been sentenced to 12 years in prison for bribery, was reportedly freed after agreeing to be sent to the frontline in Ukraine.

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In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall and amphibious assault ship USS Bataan transit the Bab al-Mandeb strait,

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The Yemeni rebel group launched an attack with drones and missiles, amid a planned UN Security Council vote to condemn their strikes in the vital shipping lane.

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Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, centre, Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval, left, and Naval Commander Jose Rafael Ojeda in Mexico City, August 2021.

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