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)
China's key stock indices plunged more than five percent on May 6 after US President Donald Trump threatened to hike tariffs on Chinese imports. (ANTHONY WALLACE/Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump guides Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi towards a joint press conference at The White House on June 26, 2017. (NICHOLAS KAMM/Getty Images)
Pakistani Finance Minister Asad Umar speaks to the media during a press conference after stepping down from his ministry, in Islamabad on April 18, 2019. (AAMIR QURESHI/Getty Images)
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang arrive for a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, August 2018. (Pool/Getty Images)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang accompanies Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to view an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony on March 20, 2017 in Beijing, China. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)