A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force mid-range multi-purpose missile is fired during a live-fire exercise at the East Fuji Maneuver Area on June 7, 2026, in Gotemba, Japan. (Getty Images)
The flag used by the Taliban's interim government is seen over Afghanistan’s embassy in Moscow on July 4, 2025, after Russia officially recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan. (Getty Images)
A Sailor directs a Rafale Marine (F4) fighter jet, assigned to the aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Philippine Sea on February 12, 2025. (US Navy photo)
Pope Francis meets with beneficiaries of charitable organizations at the headquarters of the Indonesian Bishops’ Conference on September 5, 2024, in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Vatican Pool via Getty Images)
President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for new US Ambassador to China David Perdue in the Oval Office on May 7, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
People walk past a banner displaying digital knowledge and artificial intelligence at the Frankfurt Book Fair on October 16, 2024. (Kirill Kudryavtsev via Getty Images)
A quality inspector checks crankshafts at a factory that produces the mechanical component for the domestic market and export in Binzhou, China, on December 10, 2024. (Getty Images)