A MIM-104 Patriot Surface-to-Air Missile System fires as part of a bilateral live-fire exercise with military members from the Royal Netherlands Ground-based Air Defense Command at McGregor Range in New Mexico on May 11, 2024. (US Army)
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Uzushio-class submarine participates in an international fleet review at Sagami Bay on November 6, 2022, off Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)
United States Representatives of the 119th Congress are sworn in during the first day of session on January 3, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images)
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 China-Europe freight train loaded with containers prepares to depart from the China-Kazakhstan Logistics Cooperation base in Lianyungang, China, on August 24, 2023. (Future Publishing via Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the awarding ceremony at the Moscow State University, on January 24, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. (Getty Images)
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in Paris, France, on December 7, 2024. (Photo by Mathilde Kaczkowski / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with President of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traore during the Second Summit and Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, on July 28, 2023, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Getty Images)
United States President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping on November 9, 2017, in Beijing, China. (Thomas Peter via Getty Images)