Ceremonial soldiers parade during the 79th anniversary of the Victory Day in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2024. (Sefa Karacan via Getty Images)
An F/A-18F Super Hornet launches off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the South China Sea on June 10, 2024. (US Navy photo)
Iranian workers walk past a destroyed residential building due to Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on June 13, 2025. (Morteza Nikoubazl via Getty Images)
Minister of Defense of Japan Gen Nakatani and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Ministry of Defense on March 30, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (Kiyoshi Ota Getty Images)
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin attend their bilateral meeting at the G20 Osaka Summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. (Mikhail Svetlov via Getty Images)
US Vice President Kamala Harris and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive for a meeting on July 25, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Kenny Holston via Getty Images)
Hudson President and CEO John Walters and Senator Roger Wicker at the NATO Public Forum on July 10, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Madeline Yarbrough)
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev receives Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Baku, Azerbaijan, on March 17, 2024. (Azerbaijani Presidency via Getty Images)
Thousands of Houthi supporters gather at Sebin Square to stage a solidarity demonstration with Palestinians and protest against the Israeli attacks on Gaza on February 9, 2024, in Sanaa, Yemen. (Mohammed Hamoud via Getty Images)