US President Joe Biden signs a series of orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, after being sworn in at the US Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021. (Photo: AFP/Jim Watson)
The aircraft carrier Nimitz will remain in the Middle East for longer than previously ordered. (Photo: Associated Press/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elliot Schaudt/US Navy)
A US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker in the US Central Command area of responsibility, Dec. 30, 2020. (Photo: US Air Force/Senior Airman Roslyn Ward)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (right) and his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, attend a press conference in Sochi on Dec. 29, 2020. (Photo: AFP/Russian Foreign Ministry)
