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)
Palestinians in Ramallah, West Bank, on November 1, 2023, chant slogans in support of the people in the Gaza Strip amid ongoing battles between Israel and Hamas. (Zain Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images)
Campaigners from London's Uyghur community protest opposite the Chinese embassy against continued human rights violations by the Chinese government on December 10, 2022, in London, United Kingdom. (Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images)
Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects the honor guard of the three services and watches the march-past at the Moscow Vnukovo Airport in Moscow, Russia, on March 20, 2023. (Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via Getty Images)
President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese before the start of a state dinner at the White House on October 25, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis via Getty Images)
Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China Qin Gang in Beijing, China, on June 19, 2023. (Foreign Ministry of China/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, United States President Joe Biden, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hold a press conference after a trilateral meeting during the AUKUS summit on March 13, 2023, in San Diego, California. (Leon Neal via Getty Images)
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with China's Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 19, 2023. (Department of State via Flickr)