F-16 Fighting Falcon aircrafts are prepared for a mission during Operation Noble Defender at Pittufik Space Base in Greenland on January 30, 2025. (US Air Force)
Cover: Edited version of US Air Force, US Navy, and US Marine Corps aircraft along with US Army Patriot missile batteries line up on the runway for an elephant walk during a routine operational readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base in Japan on May 6, 2025. (US Air Force)
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs Priti Patel MP listens during a press conference on May 19, 2025, in London, England. (Getty Images)
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar meets with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi in Hargeisa, Somaliland, on January 6, 2026. (Getty Images)
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer delivers a statement in the media briefing room of Downing Street on January 19, 2026, in London, England. (Getty Images)
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae Myung, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, January 5, 2026. (Getty Images)
A relief on the Arch of Titus depicts sacred objects from the Temple of Jerusalem being carried during a triumphal procession, as seen on December 7, 2017, in Rome, Italy. (Getty Images)
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 5, 2026. (Getty Images)