An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania Oana-SilviaȚoiu speaks during a joint press conference with the minister of foreign affairs of Ukraine on August 7, 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Getty Images)
A microchip and Taiwanese flag displayed on a phone screen are seen in this multiple exposure illustration photo on April 10, 2023. (Jakub Porzycki via Getty Images)
An employee checks the production line of drink bottles at the workshop of Changji Baolong Packaging Technology Development Co., Ltd. on May 6, 2024, in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. (Tao Weiming/VCG via Getty Images)
Joe Biden and other leaders participate in a family photo during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Retreat summit in Lima, Peru, on November 16, 2024. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
Antony Blinken and the US delegation sit opposite Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa during the "Extended Deterrence Ministerial Meeting" in Tokyo on July 28, 2024. (Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images)