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)
Vladimir Putin on a screen set at Red Square in central Moscow as he addresses a rally marking the annexation of four regions of Ukraine on September 30, 2022. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images)
A Ukrainian soldier launches a drone during a military exercise on July 10, 2022, in Cerkasy, Ukraine. (Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
Military vehicles attend a rehearsal of the Victory Day parade on May 7, 2022 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Tian Bing/China News Service via Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during a ceremony formally annexing four regions of Ukraine at the Kremlin on September 30, 2022. (Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)