Laboratory technicians work on samples to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a testing facility in Wuhan, China on August 4, 2021. (Getty Images)
A production line of the Glide, a high-altitude glider that delivers munitions across thousands of miles, is seen at the defense tech startup Mach Industries in Huntington Beach, California, on September 11, 2025. (Getty Images)
US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides presents his credentials to Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, Israel, on December 5, 2021. (US Embassy Jerusalem via Flickr)
Members of the US Army's 11th Airborne Division and the Indian Army's 71st Mountain Brigade stand at parade rest during a rehearsal prior to the closing ceremony for bilateral training exercise Yudh Abhyas 2022 in Auli, India, on December 2, 2022. (US Army Photo by Christopher Dennis)
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Uzbek Acting Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on March 1, 2023. (State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy)
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People watch a television broadcast showing a file image of a North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un at the Seoul Railway Station on June 5, 2022, in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)