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)
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) talks with reporters during his weekly news conference in the Capitol Visitors Center at the U.S. Capitol January 12, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
(L to R) President-elect Donald Trump and Jack Ma, Chairman of Alibaba Group, at Trump Tower, January 9, 2017 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House on New Year's Eve on Sydney Harbour on January 1, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Brett Hemmings\City of Sydney/Getty Images)
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members wave to the Izumo helicopter carrier on March 25, 2015 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. (The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)