A weapon is mounted on the Lehit ground robotic system, developed by specialists of the International Legion under the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, during a demonstration in Ukraine on December 9, 2025. (Getty Images)
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)
A weapon is mounted on the Lehit ground robotic system, developed by specialists of the International Legion under the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, during a demonstration in Ukraine on December 9, 2025. (Getty Images)
Mexican Navy ship Isla Holbox arrives at Havana Bay with humanitarian aid on February 12, 2026, as the island nation struggles under a US blockade of oil deliveries. (Getty Images)
National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez, Venezuela’s Interim President Delcy Rodríguez, and Minister of Interior Diosdado Cabello appear at Palacio Federal Legislativo on January 15, 2026, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Getty Images)
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 5, 2026. (Getty Images)
An oil tanker remains anchored at the dock in the outskirts of the 'El Palito' refinery on December 18, 2025, in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. (Getty Images)