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)
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)
Pakistani Finance Minister Asad Umar speaks to the media during a press conference after stepping down from his ministry, in Islamabad on April 18, 2019. (AAMIR QURESHI/Getty Images)
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang arrive for a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, August 2018. (Pool/Getty Images)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang accompanies Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to view an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony on March 20, 2017 in Beijing, China. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Macron, and German Chancellor Merkel attend the closing ceremony of a global governance forum in Paris, France, March 26, 2019. (Getty Images)
Thomas Borgen (C), CEO of Denmark's largest lender Danske Bank resigned as a result of money laundering scandals, the bank said in a stock exchange announcement September 19, 2018. (LISELOTTE SABROE/Getty Images)
Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Shinzo Abe arrives for an event held before the party's annual convention on February 10, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)