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)
Taliban military vehicles parade to celebrate the third anniversary of Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in Bagram, Afghanistan, on August 14, 2024. (Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP via Getty Images)
President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Vietnamese president, prior to their talks in Beijing, China, on August 19, 2024. (Yao Dawei/Xinhua via Getty Images)