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)
Russia's President Vladimir Putin looks on during talks with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on April 12, 2022. (Photo by Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)
Members of a People's Liberation Army band stand together at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party on July 1, 2021, at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
U.S. President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and their delegations hold a virtual meeting on April 11, 2022. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)