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)
Military fighters affiliated with former Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham attend prayer meeting in Idlib, Syria, on June 16, 2024. (Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images)
Smoke rises over hypermarket ‘Epicentr’ after Russian air attack on May 25, 2024, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
Li Qiang and Christopher Luxon visit the New Zealand Innovation and Productivity Showcase in Auckland, New Zealand, on June 15, 2024. (Photo by Brett Phibbs/AFP via Getty Images)
Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina welcomes Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas in Riga, Latvia, on May 6, 2024. (Photo by GINTS IVUSKANS/AFP via Getty Images)