US sailors conduct routine maintenance on a jet blast deflector on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz on July 9, 2025. (US Navy)
Chinese President Xi Jinping walks past Kyrgyz honour guards during a welcoming ceremony prior to talks with his Kyrgyzstan's counterpart in Bishkek on August 31, 2026. (Getty Images)
OMB Director Russell Vought testifies during the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing on oversight of the Office of Management and Budget, in Rayburn building on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Getty Images)
United States Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy participate in a joint press conference after talks on September 6, 2026, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Getty Images)
A gathering in celebration of the 105th founding anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party is held at the Great Hall of the People on July 1, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
President of the Republic of China Xi Jinping (L) and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (R) shake hands as they visit the cargo terminal of Chinese company Cosco in the port of Piraeus, Greece, on November 11, 2019, as part of his two-day official
A Chinese military honor guard marches off after greeting Laotian President Bounnhang Vorachith (not seen) on his arrival at Beijing airport to attend the Belt and Road Forum, on April 25, 2019 (GREG BAKER/GETTY IMAGES)