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)
Vice President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue gestures while arriving at the inauguration of Incumbent South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on May 25, 2019 (MICHELE SPATARI/AFP via Getty Images)
An office building in central London which is reported to be owned by Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, on October 05, 2021 (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
An Afghan street seller offers the local currency called 'afgani' in exchange for US dollars and few pre-paid mobile phone cards, in Kabul, on April 10, 2010. (MAURICIO LIMA/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)