A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force mid-range multi-purpose missile is fired during a live-fire exercise at the East Fuji Maneuver Area on June 7, 2026, in Gotemba, Japan. (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)
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis arrives via helicopter at Resolute Support headquarters on April 24, 2017 in in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Jonathan Ernst - Pool/Getty Images)
Mourners carry the coffins of the victims of the blast at the Coptic Christian Saint Mark's church in Alexandria on April 10, 2017. (MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images)
An Egyptian raises a cross made of palm leaves, originally intended for Palm Sunday celebrations, as he is being lifted by others at the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate in Alexandria, April 9, 2017. (MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images)
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson makes an opening speech during the Ministers of the global coalition on the defeat of Daesh, in Washington, United States on March 22, 2017. (Cem Ozdel/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)