A MIM-104 Patriot Surface-to-Air Missile System fires as part of a bilateral live-fire exercise with military members from the Royal Netherlands Ground-based Air Defense Command at McGregor Range in New Mexico on May 11, 2024. (US Army)
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Uzushio-class submarine participates in an international fleet review at Sagami Bay on November 6, 2022, off Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)
US Vice President Kamala Harris celebrates with her family after accepting the Democratic presidential nomination on August 22, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. (Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images)
President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Vietnamese president, prior to their talks in Beijing, China, on August 19, 2024. (Yao Dawei/Xinhua via Getty Images)
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado holds a national flag during a protest calling for the recognition of election "victory" in Caracas, Venezuela, on August 17, 2024. (Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images)
A vehicle of the Presidential Guard of Niger attends the first summit of the Confederation of Sahel States in Niamey, Niger, on July 6, 2024. (Boureima Hama/AFP via Getty Images)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman during his visit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 29, 2024. (Bandar Al-Jaloud/Saudi Royal Court/Anadolu via Getty Images)