Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sits beside Iranian officials and other leaders during his swearing-in ceremony in Tehran on July 30, 2024. On the first row, second to the left, is Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. (Getty Images)
A weapon is mounted on the Lehit ground robotic system, developed by specialists of the International Legion under the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, during a demonstration in Ukraine on December 9, 2025. (Getty Images)
An American flag is displayed on a desk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on July 15, 2025 in New York City. (Getty Images)
M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems conduct live-fire missions during Operation Epic Fury in the US Central Command area of responsibility. (US Army)
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)
Afghan women and children stand outside a primary healthcare center in Ghazni, Afghanistan, on February 2, 2025. (Mohammad Faisal Naweed/AFP via Getty Images)
A police officer gestures in front of a propaganda billboard urging "the maintenance of rule of law in Xinjiang" in both Chinese and Uyghur languages in China's northwestern Xinjiang region on July 19, 2023. (Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images)
People attend the first Sunday mass in Aleppo, Syria, since the rebel forces deposed the Assad regime on December 15, 2024. (Burak Kara via Getty Images)
A crucifix is pictured outside the Syriac Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Aleppo, Syria, on December 12, 2024. (Ozan Kose/AFP via Getty Images)
Pope Francis and Grand Imam of Istiqlal Mosque Nasaruddin Umar pose for picture on September 5, 2024, in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Oscar Siagian via Getty Images)
The Chinese national flag flies in front of St Joseph’s Church, also known as Wangfujing Catholic Church, in Beijing on October 22, 2020. (Greg Baker via Getty Images)