A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force mid-range multi-purpose missile is fired during a live-fire exercise at the East Fuji Maneuver Area on June 7, 2026, in Gotemba, Japan. (Getty Images)
The flag used by the Taliban's interim government is seen over Afghanistan’s embassy in Moscow on July 4, 2025, after Russia officially recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan. (Getty Images)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity foreign affairs track ministerial meeting in Washington, DC, on July 17, 2024. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
People celebrate the victory of the left-wing union after the French parliamentary elections in Paris, France, on July 7, 2024. (Luc Auffret/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Banners are placed outside of CNN studios ahead of the first presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 24, 2024. (Photo by Christian Monterossa/AFP via Getty Images)