An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III ICBM launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
A protester flashes victory signs as traffic slows during demonstrations in Hamedan, Iran, on January 1, 2026. The demonstrations erupted after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their businesses to protest the sharp fall of Iran’s currency and worsening economic conditions. (Getty Images)
President Donald Trump holds up a copy of a 2025 National Trade Estimate Report as he speaks at an event at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
A mourner lights a candle during a vigil for the victims of the Capital Jewish Museum shooting outside of the White House on May 22, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images)
A US Air Force airman signals to an F-16 pilot during exercise Freedom Flag 25-1 at Gwangju Air Base, South Korea, on April 17, 2025. (US Marine Corps photo)
Minister of Economy of Israel Nir Barkat lays flowers at the cordoned-off crime scene in Washington, DC, on May 22, 2025. (Luzia Geier/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025, in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov via Getty Images)