A production line of the Glide, a high-altitude glider that delivers munitions across thousands of miles, is seen at the defense tech startup Mach Industries in Huntington Beach, California, on September 11, 2025. (Getty Images)
Rushan Abbas holds a photo of her sister, Uyghur doctor Gulshan Abbas, who is detained in China, during the “No Deals Without Freedom” protest at Lafayette Park on May 11, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying a new group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site on August 26, 2025, in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. (Getty Images)
Japanese Defence Minister Koizumi Shinjiro speaks during the 23rd IISS Shangri-La Dialogue at the Shangri-La Hotel on May 31, 2026, in Singapore. (Getty Images)
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet on the sidelines of a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden on May 15, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
Russia's President Vladimir Putin walks with China's President Xi Jinping and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025. (Getty Images)
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping stand during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Getty Images)