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)
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen delivers remarks on challenges to the global economy at the Center for Global Development in Washington, DC, on October 6, 2022. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a reception following their talks at the Kremlin on March 21, 2023. (Photo by Pavel Byrkin / SPUTNIK / AFP)
US President Joe Biden boards Air Force One before departing from King Abdulaziz International Airport in the Saudi city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
A Ukrainian soldier of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade fires towards Russian positions at the front line near the town of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, on June 17, 2023. (Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)
A soldier of the honor guard holds the flag of Ukraine during the ceremony for the Constitution Day on June 28, 2023, in Lviv, Ukraine. (Stanislav Ivanov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 19, 2023. (Leah Millis/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Rep. Rosa DeLauro arrives for the House Appropriations Committee markup of "Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill and Interim Suballocation of Budget Allocations" in Rayburn Building on June 14, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)