F-16 Fighting Falcon aircrafts are prepared for a mission during Operation Noble Defender at Pittufik Space Base in Greenland on January 30, 2025. (US Air Force)
Cover: Edited version of US Air Force, US Navy, and US Marine Corps aircraft along with US Army Patriot missile batteries line up on the runway for an elephant walk during a routine operational readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base in Japan on May 6, 2025. (US Air Force)
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs Priti Patel MP listens during a press conference on May 19, 2025, in London, England. (Getty Images)
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar meets with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi in Hargeisa, Somaliland, on January 6, 2026. (Getty Images)
An armed member of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces secures a conference being held by the predominantly Shia Muslim Popular Mobilization Forces to honour Iranian fighters who died fighting the Islamic State. (Ameer Al Mohammedaw/Getty Images)
An Afghan Commando keeps an eye on the horizon at the end of the day in Pesaw village, Bala Balouk district, Farah province, Afghanistan, May 21, 2018. (NATO photo by Lt. Amy Forsythe)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives at the Future Investment Initiative FII conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh. (GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin (front R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping as they arrive to pose for a group photo before a cultural event at the Osaka Geihinkan in Osaka Castle Park during the G20 Summit in Osaka. (Getty Images)