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)
Indian Prime Miniser Narendra Modi (C) launches the "Make In India" project as Minister for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitaraman looks on in New Delhi on September 25, 2014. (RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Bronze medalist Japanese team members at the medal ceremony of the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon on September 22, 2014. (INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/Getty Images)
Image of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong at 'Fun and Art' Festival on December 13, 2008 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. (China Photos/Getty Images)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (R) at Parliament House in Canberra on July 8, 2014. (MARK GRAHAM/AFP/Getty Images)
Logo of the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) in a model of the C919 at the research center of Comac in Shanghai. July 4, 2014. (JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)