A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force mid-range multi-purpose missile is fired during a live-fire exercise at the East Fuji Maneuver Area on June 7, 2026, in Gotemba, Japan. (Getty Images)
The flag used by the Taliban's interim government is seen over Afghanistan’s embassy in Moscow on July 4, 2025, after Russia officially recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan. (Getty Images)
An illuminated sign is displayed in the window of an outlet for the Australian communications company Optus in Sydney on November 9, 2023. (David Gray/AFP via Getty Images)
The Mount Fagradalsfjall volcano illuminated by the glow of the lava on March 28, 2021, on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland. (Sophia Groves via Getty Images)
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson addresses the House chamber of the the US Capitol on October 25, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
President Harry S. Truman at his desk at the White House signing a proclamation declaring a national emergency on December 16, 1950. (National Archives and Records Administration via Wikimedia Commons)