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)
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)
South Korean activists tear a banner showing a picture of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a protest outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul on April 28, 2015. (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)
Chinese President Xi Jinping waves to Pakistani children as his Pakistani counterpart Mamnoon Hussain (L) and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (C, back) look on, upon arrival at Islamabad airport in Islamabad, on April 20, 2015. (Photo by (Pakistan P