
Mining engineers pose as they inspect the progress of the Mary Ann tunnel boring machine (TBM) in the HS2 Bromford Tunnel in Water Orton, England, on Sept. 17, 2024. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

French Ambassador to Japan Philippe Setton (C) takes photographs with soldiers during Brunet-Takamori 2024, a joint military exercise between Japan and France at Ojojihara Proving Ground in Shikama town of Miyagi prefecture, Japan, on Sept. 17, 2024. Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP via Getty Images