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)
President Donald Trump holds up a copy of a 2025 National Trade Estimate Report as he speaks at an event at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
BJP leader Narendra Modi, (C), performs the Hindu Ganga Puja prayer ritual the day after his election victory on May 17, 2014 in Varanasi, India. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
A South Sudanese woman in Juba on July 7, 2011 as part of preparations for independence celebrations when South Sudan secedes from the north. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)
A poster showing Imam Abubakar Shekau, leader of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, declared wanted by the Nigerian military. (PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images)