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President Donald Trump speaks in front of the new Air Force One, gifted to him by by Qatar, in a hangar at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on June 19, 2026. White House officials bade farewell on June 18, 2026 to one of the two jets that have been used to transport U.S. presidents for more than 30 years. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
By Epoch Times Staff
6/19/2026Updated: 6/20/2026
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan plant a ceremonial cherry tree in the Cherry Blossom Park (Bloesempark) within the Amsterdamse Bos park in Amstelveen, Netherlands, on June 19, 2026. (Lina Selg/AFP via Getty Images)

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan plant a ceremonial cherry tree in the Cherry Blossom Park (Bloesempark) within the Amsterdamse Bos park in Amstelveen, Netherlands, on June 19, 2026. (Lina Selg/AFP via Getty Images)

Heavy metal fans enjoy a show during the 19th edition of Hellfest rock and heavy metal festival, in Clisson, France, on June 19, 2026. (Sebastien Salom-Gomis/AFP via Getty Images)

Heavy metal fans enjoy a show during the 19th edition of Hellfest rock and heavy metal festival, in Clisson, France, on June 19, 2026. (Sebastien Salom-Gomis/AFP via Getty Images)

Pigs roam nearby as firefighters work at the site of an overturned truck that was transporting livestock on Thisted Landevej between the towns of Aabybro and Birkelse in Vendsyssel, Denmark, on June 19, 2026. According to Danish media, the truck was carrying around 190 pigs. (Martin Damgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)

Pigs roam nearby as firefighters work at the site of an overturned truck that was transporting livestock on Thisted Landevej between the towns of Aabybro and Birkelse in Vendsyssel, Denmark, on June 19, 2026. According to Danish media, the truck was carrying around 190 pigs. (Martin Damgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)

The dome of the U.S. Capitol is visible as a Ferris wheel is constructed as part of Freedom 250's Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington on June 19, 2026. The 16-day World's Fair-scale celebration of America's 250th birthday will run from June 25 to July 10, 2026, showcasing all U.S. states and territories. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

The dome of the U.S. Capitol is visible as a Ferris wheel is constructed as part of Freedom 250's Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington on June 19, 2026. The 16-day World's Fair-scale celebration of America's 250th birthday will run from June 25 to July 10, 2026, showcasing all U.S. states and territories. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Protesters and local Palestinian landowners, who say some of their land was taken for the newly built Mount Tarousa settlement (background), run from tear gas fired by Israeli security forces blocking a road leading to the hilltop during a rally against the settlement near Dura in the West Bank on June 19, 2026. (Hazem Bader/AFP via Getty Images)

Protesters and local Palestinian landowners, who say some of their land was taken for the newly built Mount Tarousa settlement (background), run from tear gas fired by Israeli security forces blocking a road leading to the hilltop during a rally against the settlement near Dura in the West Bank on June 19, 2026. (Hazem Bader/AFP via Getty Images)

Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham speaks as he celebrates his victory in yesterday's Makerfield by-election, at Ashton Town Football Club, in Ashton in Makerfield, England, on June 19, 2026. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham speaks as he celebrates his victory in yesterday's Makerfield by-election, at Ashton Town Football Club, in Ashton in Makerfield, England, on June 19, 2026. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

A stork eats a locust in a wheat field after a harvester cuts the crops near Manastirea village, Romania, on June 19, 2026. Romanian farmers have had to start the annual grain harvest weeks earlier than usual due to an intense early-summer heatwave and prolonged drought conditions that are threatening crop yields across the region. (Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images)

A stork eats a locust in a wheat field after a harvester cuts the crops near Manastirea village, Romania, on June 19, 2026. Romanian farmers have had to start the annual grain harvest weeks earlier than usual due to an intense early-summer heatwave and prolonged drought conditions that are threatening crop yields across the region. (Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images)

French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party's President, member of the European Parliament, and president of the Patriots for Europe (PfE) group Jordan Bardella (2nd L) and Poland's Chief of Cabinet Pawel Szefernaker (L) listen to Deputy Commander of the Podlaski Border Guard Unit Andrzej Stasiulewicz (5th L) during a visit to Poland's border with Belarus near Kuznica, Poland, on June 19, 2026. Bardella is on a two-day visit to Poland for meetings with leaders of Poland's far right and touring the eastern border, marking the latest stop on his overseas tour aimed at strengthening his European alliances a few months before the French presidential election. (Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images)

French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party's President, member of the European Parliament, and president of the Patriots for Europe (PfE) group Jordan Bardella (2nd L) and Poland's Chief of Cabinet Pawel Szefernaker (L) listen to Deputy Commander of the Podlaski Border Guard Unit Andrzej Stasiulewicz (5th L) during a visit to Poland's border with Belarus near Kuznica, Poland, on June 19, 2026. Bardella is on a two-day visit to Poland for meetings with leaders of Poland's far right and touring the eastern border, marking the latest stop on his overseas tour aimed at strengthening his European alliances a few months before the French presidential election. (Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images)

A Venezuelan immigrant performs an acrobatic move while jumping a rope held by two companions as they collect money from drivers waiting at a traffic light in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 19, 2026. (Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images)

A Venezuelan immigrant performs an acrobatic move while jumping a rope held by two companions as they collect money from drivers waiting at a traffic light in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 19, 2026. (Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images)

Bandsmen from the 1st Battalion Scots Guards perform the Beating Retreat at Richmond castle in Richmond, England, on June 19, 2026. Beating Retreat is a historic military ceremony that originated in the 17th century. Originally a practical field signal where drums were beaten at sunset to order troops to cease fighting, return to camp, and close gates, it has evolved into a grand ceremonial display of military music, precision marching, and lowering of the flag. (Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Bandsmen from the 1st Battalion Scots Guards perform the Beating Retreat at Richmond castle in Richmond, England, on June 19, 2026. Beating Retreat is a historic military ceremony that originated in the 17th century. Originally a practical field signal where drums were beaten at sunset to order troops to cease fighting, return to camp, and close gates, it has evolved into a grand ceremonial display of military music, precision marching, and lowering of the flag. (Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

The Air Paris balloon, tasked with measuring pollution (L), is seen in front of La Defense business district (C) and the Triangle Tower on the southwestern edge in Paris, France, on June 19, 2026. (Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images)

The Air Paris balloon, tasked with measuring pollution (L), is seen in front of La Defense business district (C) and the Triangle Tower on the southwestern edge in Paris, France, on June 19, 2026. (Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images)

Indigenous soldiers from Ecuador's elite IWIAS unit arrive at Simon Bolivar Air Base in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on June 19, 2026, amid a state of emergency declared in 10 provinces. Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa declared a new state of emergency on June 17 in 10 of the country's 24 provinces amid a surge in violence by drug trafficking groups. (Marcos Pin/AFP via Getty Images)

Indigenous soldiers from Ecuador's elite IWIAS unit arrive at Simon Bolivar Air Base in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on June 19, 2026, amid a state of emergency declared in 10 provinces. Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa declared a new state of emergency on June 17 in 10 of the country's 24 provinces amid a surge in violence by drug trafficking groups. (Marcos Pin/AFP via Getty Images)

Residents from nearby slum settlements sleep on Versova Beach to escape the hot and humid conditions inside their homes, during the early-morning hours in Mumbai, India, on June 19, 2026. (Indranil Mukherjee/AFP via Getty Images)

Residents from nearby slum settlements sleep on Versova Beach to escape the hot and humid conditions inside their homes, during the early-morning hours in Mumbai, India, on June 19, 2026. (Indranil Mukherjee/AFP via Getty Images)

Teams from the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent societies at Mbiyo cemetery prepare for burial the body of a fourth orphan who died from Ebola virus disease at an orphanage in Bunia, Ituri Province, Congo, on June 19, 2026. (Jospin Mwisha/AFP via Getty Images)

Teams from the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent societies at Mbiyo cemetery prepare for burial the body of a fourth orphan who died from Ebola virus disease at an orphanage in Bunia, Ituri Province, Congo, on June 19, 2026. (Jospin Mwisha/AFP via Getty Images)

A duckling swims through algae in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington on June 19, 2026. The National Park Service teams are working to control and remove the algae bloom that has turned the pool green following the Trump administration's recent $14 million repair, resealing, and painting project. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

A duckling swims through algae in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington on June 19, 2026. The National Park Service teams are working to control and remove the algae bloom that has turned the pool green following the Trump administration's recent $14 million repair, resealing, and painting project. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

A Sudanese refugee boy rides a donkey along the main road of the Ura Refugee Site with members of his family in Asosa Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz region, Ethiopia, on June 19, 2026. (Marco Simoncelli/AFP via Getty Images)

A Sudanese refugee boy rides a donkey along the main road of the Ura Refugee Site with members of his family in Asosa Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz region, Ethiopia, on June 19, 2026. (Marco Simoncelli/AFP via Getty Images)

An Israeli Army airstrike is seen in Nabatieh, Lebanon, on June 19, 2026. Israel continued its attacks in Lebanon in the last 24 hours despite this week's provisional peace deal between the United States and Iran. (Adri Salido/Getty Images)

An Israeli Army airstrike is seen in Nabatieh, Lebanon, on June 19, 2026. Israel continued its attacks in Lebanon in the last 24 hours despite this week's provisional peace deal between the United States and Iran. (Adri Salido/Getty Images)

Children play in a water mirror fountain in the French riviera city of Nice on June 19, 2026. A heatwave that hit France is set to continue for several more days with temperatures expected to reach up to 104°F in some areas on June 21, the first day of summer. (Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images)

Children play in a water mirror fountain in the French riviera city of Nice on June 19, 2026. A heatwave that hit France is set to continue for several more days with temperatures expected to reach up to 104°F in some areas on June 21, the first day of summer. (Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images)

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