A H-IIA rocket carrying a small lunar surface probe and other objects lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Centre on Tanegashima island, Kagoshima prefecture, Sept. 7, 2023. (Photo: STR/JIJI Press/AFP)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (R) speaking with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan during a meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 16, 2024 (Photo: Kurdish Regional Government)
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during an interview with AFP at IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC, Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo: Olivier Douliery/AFP)
People wait in line to cast their ballots and vote in the presidential election at a polling station in Taipei, Jan. 13, 2024. (Photo: I-Hwa Cheng/AFP)
In this Oct. 19, 2023, photo, the U.S. Navy destroyer Carney (DDG 64) defeats Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea (Photo: U.S. NAVY / MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 2ND CLASS AARON LAU)
