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)
U.S. President Barack Obama and U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden walk into the Rose Garden of the White House June 30, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
A crew member of a ski-equipped C-130 from the New York Air National Guard stands near the plane on July 11, 2013 at the Summit Station, Greenland. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Egyptians wave national flags in Cairo's Tahrir Square on June 3, 2014 after ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won Egypt's presidential election. (MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images)
Kurdish soldiers with the Peshmerga keep guard near the frontline with Sunni militants on June 25, 2014 on the outskirts of Kirkuk, Iraq.(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Naval ships from multiple nations steam in formation during the RIMPAC excercise operations near Oahu, Hawaii, July 11, 2002. (Phil Mislinski/Getty Images)