Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ilya Espino de Marotta and her husband, Peter Marotta, arrive at her inauguration ceremony at the Panama Canal Administration Building in Panama City on September 7, 2026. Marotta assumes the administration of the Panama Canal for the 2026-2033 period, becoming the first woman to lead the interoceanic waterway. (Photo by ARNULFO FRANCO / AFP via Getty Images)

Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ilya Espino de Marotta delivers a speech during her inauguration ceremony at the Panama Canal Administration Building in Panama City on September 7, 2026. Marotta assumes the administration of the Panama Canal for the 2026-2033 period, becoming the first woman to lead the interoceanic waterway. (Photo by ARNULFO FRANCO / AFP via Getty Images)

Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ilya Espino de Marotta (C) poses for a photo with board directors during her inauguration ceremony at the Panama Canal Administration Building in Panama City on September 7, 2026. Marotta assumes the administration of the Panama Canal for the 2026-2033 period, becoming the first woman to lead the interoceanic waterway. (Photo by ARNULFO FRANCO / AFP via Getty Images)

Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ilya Espino de Marotta smiles as she signs a document during her inauguration ceremony at the Panama Canal Administration Building in Panama City on September 7, 2026. Marotta assumes the administration of the Panama Canal for the 2026-2033 period, becoming the first woman to lead the interoceanic waterway. (Photo by ARNULFO FRANCO / AFP via Getty Images)

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed al-Budaiwi attends a session at the Hili Forum 2026 in Abu Dhabi on September 7, 2026. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP via Getty Images)

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed al-Budaiwi attends a session at the Hili Forum 2026 in Abu Dhabi on September 7, 2026. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP via Getty Images)

Labourers work at a wholesale grain market in Amritsar on September 7, 2026. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP via Getty Images)

Labourers ride a horse cart as they carry sacks from a wholesale grain market in Amritsar on September 7, 2026. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP via Getty Images)