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)
Ukrainian soldiers fire an artillery shell on the frontline in Donetsk, Ukraine, on December 4, 2022. (Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Airmen load cargo during a security assistance mission providing Ukraine with critical capabilities to defend against Russian aggression at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on January 20, 2023. (US Air Force photo by Marco A. Gomez)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman at Al Salam Palace in Saudi Arabia on September 24, 2022. (Kay Nietfeld/Picture Alliance via Getty Images)
An F-16 Fighting Falcon lands at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany on April 30, 2022, after a three-month rotational deployment at Fetesti Air Base in Romania. (US Air Force photo by Anthony Plyler)