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)
Former President Donald Trump and National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster walk to the White House June 16, 2017, in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong via Getty Images)
Taliban military vehicles parade to celebrate the third anniversary of Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in Bagram, Afghanistan, on August 14, 2024. (Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP via Getty Images)
US Vice President Kamala Harris celebrates with her family after accepting the Democratic presidential nomination on August 22, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. (Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images)
President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Vietnamese president, prior to their talks in Beijing, China, on August 19, 2024. (Yao Dawei/Xinhua via Getty Images)
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado holds a national flag during a protest calling for the recognition of election "victory" in Caracas, Venezuela, on August 17, 2024. (Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images)
A vehicle of the Presidential Guard of Niger attends the first summit of the Confederation of Sahel States in Niamey, Niger, on July 6, 2024. (Boureima Hama/AFP via Getty Images)