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)
Chen Shiwei, Xie Zhenye, Su Bingtian and Zhang Peimeng of China celebrate claiming the Gold medal in the Men's 4x100m Relay Final of the 2014 Asian Games on October 2, 2014 in Incheon, South Korea. (Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)
Protesters take part in the rally for the beginning of Occupy Central movement outside Central Government Offices in Central, Hong Kong on August 31, 2014. (Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)
Yuki Otsu of Japan goes past Bokyung Kim of Korea during the Men's Football Bronze medal play-off of the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 10, 2012. (Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) at the Ala-Archa state residence in Bishkek, on September 13, 2013. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)