F-16 Fighting Falcon aircrafts are prepared for a mission during Operation Noble Defender at Pittufik Space Base in Greenland on January 30, 2025. (US Air Force)
Cover: Edited version of US Air Force, US Navy, and US Marine Corps aircraft along with US Army Patriot missile batteries line up on the runway for an elephant walk during a routine operational readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base in Japan on May 6, 2025. (US Air Force)
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs Priti Patel MP listens during a press conference on May 19, 2025, in London, England. (Getty Images)
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar meets with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi in Hargeisa, Somaliland, on January 6, 2026. (Getty Images)
Mexican Navy ship Isla Holbox arrives at Havana Bay with humanitarian aid on February 12, 2026, as the island nation struggles under a US blockade of oil deliveries. (Getty Images)
National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez, Venezuela’s Interim President Delcy Rodríguez, and Minister of Interior Diosdado Cabello appear at Palacio Federal Legislativo on January 15, 2026, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Getty Images)
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 5, 2026. (Getty Images)
An oil tanker remains anchored at the dock in the outskirts of the 'El Palito' refinery on December 18, 2025, in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. (Getty Images)