(FILES) The logo of Velvet is pictured on the side of the company's double-deck Avelia Horizon high-speed train at the Alstom plant in Aytré, near La Rochelle, south-western France, on April 16, 2026. Private rail operator Velvet has been granted its operating licence for the French rail network, the company announced on September 1, 2026. Velvet aims to compete with French state rail operator SNCF starting 2028 on four high-speed routes in the west of the country (ParisBordeaux, ParisNantes, ParisAngers and ParisRennes). (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, China's President Xi Jinping attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek on September 1, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek on September 1, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek on September 1, 2026. (Photo by Peter KOVALEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin and other leaders attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek on September 1, 2026. (Photo by Peter KOVALEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek on September 1, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, China's President Xi Jinping attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek on September 1, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek on September 1, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)