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)
A plume of smoke rises over Beirut's southern suburbs on September 28, 2024, after an Israeli bombardment targeted Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. (Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images)
A Ukrainian soldier sits behind an MR-2 Viktor anti-aircraft system on September 11, 2024, in Sudzha, Kursk Region, Russia. (Oleg Palchyk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)