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North Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son Gyong addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on Sept. 29, 2025.
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Supporters of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), German Chancellor Friedrich Merz appears on a screen in a TV studio following the closure of polling stations in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state elections on September 20, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.
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