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)
Rushan Abbas holds a photo of her sister, Uyghur doctor Gulshan Abbas, who is detained in China, during the “No Deals Without Freedom” protest at Lafayette Park on May 11, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
The flag used by the Taliban's interim government is seen over Afghanistan’s embassy in Moscow on July 4, 2025, after Russia officially recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan. (Getty Images)
Nigerian soldiers from the Multinational Joint Task Force drive an armoured truck at the MNJTF military base in Monguno, Borno State, Nigeria, on July 5, 2025. (Getty Images)
Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the Chechen Republic, is seen ahead of a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Moscow on January 29, 2026. (Getty Images)
Armed members of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad are seen at the Battle d'Amachach camp in Tessalit, Mali, on May 6, 2026. (Getty Images)
Retired Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa, Nigeria’s minister of defense, and Mr. Brian J. Ellis, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of war for African affairs, sign a defense cooperation roadmap in Abuja, Nigeria, on January 23, 2026. (US Army)