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)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte shake hands during a press statement at the EU headquarters on September 2, 2026, in Brussels, Belgium. (Getty Images)
A member of the US Army 7th Army Training Command stands with a radar for drone detection during a demonstration at the US Army Joint Multinational Readiness Center on August 26, 2026, near Hohenfels, Germany. (Getty Images)
A serviceman of the 208th Kherson Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade stands on combat duty near a launcher of the MIM-23 Hawk surface-to-air missile system in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine, on March 30, 2026. (Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes US Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner before their talks in Moscow on September 5, 2026. (Getty Images)
Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz is pictured during a press conference in response to the Saxony-Anhalt state election on September 7, 2026, in Berlin, Germany. (Getty Images)
Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao speaks to the crew of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island during an all-hands call on the flight deck on August 7, 2026, in San Diego, California. (US Navy)