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Demonstrators take part in a protest against the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group in Bangkok, on Oct. 15, 2026, as the IMF Annual Meetings take place in the Thai capital. (Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images)
By Epoch Times Staff
10/16/2026Updated: 10/16/2026
Car owners search for their vehicles swept away by the flood after a heavy rain at Ayazaga district in Istanbul, on Oct. 15, 2026. The city struggled to recover from its heaviest rainfall in more than 80 years, which caused flash floods, traffic chaos, and swept away cars. (Berk Ozkan/AFP via Getty Images)

Car owners search for their vehicles swept away by the flood after a heavy rain at Ayazaga district in Istanbul, on Oct. 15, 2026. The city struggled to recover from its heaviest rainfall in more than 80 years, which caused flash floods, traffic chaos, and swept away cars. (Berk Ozkan/AFP via Getty Images)

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth during a welcoming ceremony ahead of a meeting with UK Defense Secretary Wes Streeting (L) at the Pentagon in Washington on Oct. 15, 2026. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth during a welcoming ceremony ahead of a meeting with UK Defense Secretary Wes Streeting (L) at the Pentagon in Washington on Oct. 15, 2026. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

Members of the Australian Defence Force take part in the Keris Woomera joint military drills with Indonesian marines at Banongan beach in Situbondo, Indonesia, on Oct. 15, 2026. (Juni Kriswanto/AFP via Getty Images)

Members of the Australian Defence Force take part in the Keris Woomera joint military drills with Indonesian marines at Banongan beach in Situbondo, Indonesia, on Oct. 15, 2026. (Juni Kriswanto/AFP via Getty Images)

Detective Chief Inspector Leah Crothers speaks after former Democratic Unionist Party leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson was sentenced to 15 years in prison for child sex offenses at Newry Courthouse, Ireland, on Oct. 15, 2026. (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

Detective Chief Inspector Leah Crothers speaks after former Democratic Unionist Party leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson was sentenced to 15 years in prison for child sex offenses at Newry Courthouse, Ireland, on Oct. 15, 2026. (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

The Russian shadow fleet oil tanker DF PEAK is escorted by the French Navy toward La Possession Bay, off the coast of Réunion island in the Indian Ocean, on Oct. 15, 2026. Authorities imposed maritime restrictions around the vessel ahead of its arrival. (Richard Bouhet/AFP via Getty Images)

The Russian shadow fleet oil tanker DF PEAK is escorted by the French Navy toward La Possession Bay, off the coast of Réunion island in the Indian Ocean, on Oct. 15, 2026. Authorities imposed maritime restrictions around the vessel ahead of its arrival. (Richard Bouhet/AFP via Getty Images)

A rescuer carries a child during a search operation after a roof collapsed at a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Oct. 15, 2026. (Abdul Majeed/AFP via Getty Images)

A rescuer carries a child during a search operation after a roof collapsed at a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Oct. 15, 2026. (Abdul Majeed/AFP via Getty Images)

A reflection of the skyline is seen in Singapore on Oct. 15, 2026, as the country continues to be shrouded in haze caused by fires in Indonesia. (Feline Lim/AFP via Getty Images)

A reflection of the skyline is seen in Singapore on Oct. 15, 2026, as the country continues to be shrouded in haze caused by fires in Indonesia. (Feline Lim/AFP via Getty Images)

Celta de Vigo fans celebrate during the 2026/27 UEFA Europa League match against Juventus at Estadio Balaídos in Vigo, Spain, on Oct. 15, 2026. (Jose Manuel Alvarez Rey/Getty Images)

Celta de Vigo fans celebrate during the 2026/27 UEFA Europa League match against Juventus at Estadio Balaídos in Vigo, Spain, on Oct. 15, 2026. (Jose Manuel Alvarez Rey/Getty Images)

An elderly man sits on a bench along a foot bridge in Srinagar, India, on Oct. 15, 2026. (Tauseef Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images)

An elderly man sits on a bench along a foot bridge in Srinagar, India, on Oct. 15, 2026. (Tauseef Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images)

Members of the Royal Navy line the street ahead of the Ceremonial Opening of the Seventh Senedd in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, on Oct. 15, 2026. The ceremony marked the formal opening of the expanded Welsh Parliament. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Members of the Royal Navy line the street ahead of the Ceremonial Opening of the Seventh Senedd in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, on Oct. 15, 2026. The ceremony marked the formal opening of the expanded Welsh Parliament. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Protesters hold an Albanian flag in front of a burning kiosk during an anti-government demonstration in Tirana, Albania, on Oct. 15, 2026, as protests continued for a third consecutive day over university conditions and demands for the resignation of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama. (Adnan Beci/AFP via Getty Images)

Protesters hold an Albanian flag in front of a burning kiosk during an anti-government demonstration in Tirana, Albania, on Oct. 15, 2026, as protests continued for a third consecutive day over university conditions and demands for the resignation of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama. (Adnan Beci/AFP via Getty Images)

A man tries to help a dog in a flooded neighborhood along the Paraná River in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, on Oct. 15, 2026, after rising water levels inundated riverside areas. (AFP via Getty Images)

A man tries to help a dog in a flooded neighborhood along the Paraná River in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, on Oct. 15, 2026, after rising water levels inundated riverside areas. (AFP via Getty Images)

Students wearing improvised astronaut suits participate in the first hackathon at the University of Chile in Santiago on Oct. 15, 2026. Around 200 participants joined Breaking Barriers, a hackathon organized by Amazon Web Services in Latin America. (Rodrigo Arangua/AFP via Getty Images)

Students wearing improvised astronaut suits participate in the first hackathon at the University of Chile in Santiago on Oct. 15, 2026. Around 200 participants joined Breaking Barriers, a hackathon organized by Amazon Web Services in Latin America. (Rodrigo Arangua/AFP via Getty Images)

Tourist ferries sail on the Nile River in central Cairo, Egypt, on Oct. 15, 2026. (Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images)

Tourist ferries sail on the Nile River in central Cairo, Egypt, on Oct. 15, 2026. (Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images)

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