An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III ICBM launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
A protester flashes victory signs as traffic slows during demonstrations in Hamedan, Iran, on January 1, 2026. The demonstrations erupted after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their businesses to protest the sharp fall of Iran’s currency and worsening economic conditions. (Getty Images)
An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III ICBM launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and incoming-Premier Li Keqiang applaud during the closing session of the annual CPPCC held at the Great Hall of the People on March 12, 2013 in Beijing, China
John Kerry, America’s secretary of state at the time, arrives at Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah on November 24, 2015.
Chinese President Xi jinping delivers a speech during a banquet marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on September 30, 2019 in Beijing, China.
French President Emmanuel Macron accompanies Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Merkel after their meeting at the Élysée Presidential Palace on March 26, 2019 in Paris, France.