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)
President Donald Trump holds up a copy of a 2025 National Trade Estimate Report as he speaks at an event at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
Fighters from Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front drive in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo flying Islamist flags as they head to a frontline, on May 26, 2015. (Fadi al-Halabi/AFP/Getty Images)
Saudi Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman (2nd L), who is the desert kingdom's deputy crown prince, at the 4th Summit of Arab States and South American countries in Riyadh, on November 11, 2015. (FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images)
The Trevi fountain is illuminated in red to symbolize blood of persecuted Christians around the world, on April 29, 2016 in Rome. (GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)