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)
Ukrainian soldiers receive training at an undisclosed location in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on March 6, 2024. (Photo by Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Pakistani President Arif Alvi administers the oath to newly sworn-in Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad, Pakistan, on March 4, 2024. (Pakistan President House/AFP via Getty Images)
A MARTAC T-24 unmanned surface vehicle (USV) drives autonomously during a demonstration for NATO mine countermeasures personnel as part of exercise Baltic Operations 2023 (BALTOPS 23). (DVIDS)
A large liquified natural gas transport ship sits docked in the Calcasieu River on June 7, 2023, near Cameron, Louisiana. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)