Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs the golden book as he meets Norway’s king on October 20, 2026, at the Royal Palace in Oslo. (Getty Images)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sign a trilateral joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on August 7, 2026. (Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (Getty Images)
A truck drives through the Alataw Pass Comprehensive Bonded Zone in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located in the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala in Xinjiang, the Alataw Pass borders Kazakhstan. (Getty Images)
The Shabab control large parts of Somalia and raise considerable funds through local taxation and extortion. The group has carried out deadly attacks not only in Somalia but also in Kenya and Uganda.
Edward Snowden speaks via video link to participants of the 'MCI alumni and friends' conference at the Congress Innsbruck on October 18, 2018 in Innsbruck, Austria.