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)
People visit a lantern show to celebrate the Lantern Festival on February 5, 2012 in Zhuozhou, Hebei Province of China. (ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
People walk past a copper coin-shapped decoration for Chinese New Year on January 20, 2014 in Zhengzhou, China. (ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
U.S. President Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) after a joint press conference at the Great Hall of People on November 12, 2014 in Beijing, China. (Feng Li/Getty Images)