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![<p>U.S. Secretary of State<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Marco </span><span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text">Rubio </span>speaks during the<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Munich </span><span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text">Security </span><span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text">Conference </span>(MSC) in<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Munich</span>, Germany, February 14, 2026.</p>]()
![Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman Tarique Rahman gestures to crowd during an election campaign rally.]()
By Joshua Kurlantzick![Trump signs trade deal]()
By Inu Manak and Allison J. Smith![Two soldiers hold controllers and wear tech head pieces as they operate a first-person-view drone during a live-fire exercise.]()
By Michael C. Horowitz and Lauren Kahn![<p>A ship creates an artificial island for a coastal port for offshore oil production at the mouth of the Demerara River in Georgetown, Guyana, April 12, 2023.</p>]()
By Roxanna Vigil and Diana Roy![Iranian negotiators walk in formal attire down a hallway.]()
By Ray Takeyh![An unarmed Trident II D5 missile is test-launched from the Ohio-class U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska off the coast of California, U.S. March 26, 2018.]()
By Erin D. Dumbacher- By Elliott Abrams
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<div>Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez holds the new oil reform during an event at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, January 29, 2026.</div>
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By Roxanna Vigil![Sea gulls sit on a lamppost beside shipping containers stacked at the Paul W. Conley Container Terminal in Boston]()
By Brad W. Setser![<p>A man sells newspapers in a street, following an attack on the international airport in Niamey, Niger, on January 30, 2026.</p>]()
By Ebenezer Obadare![Kevin Warsh, Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York City.]()
By Roger W. Ferguson Jr. and Maximilian Hippold![US President Donald Trump speaks alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (R) during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2026.]()
By Michael Froman![<p>Conduits for fiber to connect superclusters of data centers are under construction during a tour of the OpenAI data center in Abilene, Texas, U.S., September 23, 2025.</p>]()
By Shannon K. O'Neil![A blurry image of a woman's head is seen. The background is clear and shows a screen displaying the currency value of the dollar and the yen]()
By Rebecca Patterson![<p>Cyberwarfare specialists serving with the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard engage in weekend training at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland, June 3, 2017.</p>]()
By Matthew Ferren![<p>Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine), of the National Unity Platform party, flanked by his wife Barbara Kyagulanyi, are escorted by police and supporters as they arrive to cast their votes in the general election, within the Magere neighborhood of the Kasangati district in Kampala, Uganda, on January 15, 2026.</p>]()
By Ebenezer Obadare![An Iranian vessel leaves Simon's Town Naval Base as BRICS Plus navies, including China, Russia and Iran prepare for joint drills in South African waters in Cape Town, South Africa on January 13, 2026.]()
By Michelle Gavin![President Donald Trump speaks on a screen at the 56th annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.]()
By Michael Froman![A crowd of Davos attendees in suits listen to President Donald Trump speaking at a podium]()
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<div class="p-rich_text_section">People walk past a painting of an oil pump on Venezuela<span style="font-weight: 400;">’</span>s national flag, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 13, 2026.</div>
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By Alice C. Hill, Lindsay Iversen and David M. Hart
