Secretary of State Marco Rubio poses for a photo with the 55 government officials who were invited to the first Critical Minerals Ministerial in the Dean Acheson Auditorium at the State Department's Harry S. Truman Building in Washington on Feb. 4, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
A rescue helicopter flies over mountains as a medic hangs below during the men's downhill training for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Stelvio Alpine Skiing Center in Bormio, Italy, on Feb. 4, 2026. Dustin Satloff/Getty Images
The curved saber that belonged to Argentine national hero Gen. Jose de San Martin is pictured at the National Historical Museum in Buenos Aires on Feb. 4, 2026. Javier Milei's government on Feb. 1 announced it would move the saber of the “Argentine liberator” to a military regiment, prompting heirs of the piece to demand in court that the weapon remain in the National Historical Museum, to which it was donated in 1897. Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images
First Lady Melania Trump (L) comforts freed American Israeli hostage Aviva Siegel at the White House on Feb. 4, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
People walk on the frozen Motlawa River in central Gdansk, Poland, on Feb. 4, 2026. Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images
Horse Inn manager Christian Jaucot during the reopening of the border control post at Liege airport in Grace-Hollogne, Belgium, on Feb. 4, 2026. Eric Lalmand/Belga Mag/Belga/AFP via Getty Images
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the House Committee on Financial Services on Capitol Hill on Feb. 4, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Employees repair sections of the Darnytska power plant damaged by Russian air strikes in Kyiv, on Feb. 4, 2026, amid Russia's war with Ukraine. Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images
The Abu Dhabi skyline on Feb. 4, 2026. Russia-Ukraine negotiations opened in Abu Dhabi, with Moscow demanding Kyiv accept its conditions to end the four-year-war and vowing to press on with its invasion otherwise. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images
Traditional dancers perform during Sri Lanka's 78th Independence Day celebrations at the Independence Square in Colombo on Feb. 4, 2026. Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images
Floating ice at the coastline of Nuuk, Greenland, on Feb. 4, 2026. Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images
Members move across the floor during a division in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Feb. 4, 2026. Sessions resumed with a strong focus on the Liberal, National, and One Nation parties as the former coalition loses substantial support and is embroiled in leadership turmoil. Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images
A girl looks at the sun rising over the Dnipro River in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 4, 2026. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images
Norwegian troops march during a ceremony to mark the expansion of Germany's Lithuania military commitment in Kaunas, Lithuania, on Feb. 4, 2026. Germany is building a new military base in southeastern Lithuania that will accommodate up to 5,000 personnel. Paulius Peleckis/Getty Images
Snow atop the roofs of the half-timbered town of Stolberg, in the southern Harz Mountains of Germany, on Feb. 4, 2026. Ronny Hartmann/AFP via Getty Images
Israeli police disperse ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters as they block a main road during a rally calling for their exemption from Israel's military draft in Jerusalem on Feb. 4, 2026. Amir Levy/Getty Images
Hellenic coast guard performs a rescue operation, following a migrant boat's collision with a coast guard vessel off the Aegean island of Chios, near Mersinidi, Greece, on Feb. 4, 2026. Konstantinos Anagnostou/Reuters
An employee monitors newly manufactured bottles at a factory run by British glass containers maker and filler Encirc, in Elton, England on Feb. 4, 2026. Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images
Fish are released by environmental authorities during a stocking of 15,000 fish in the Cauca River during the celebration of World Wetlands Day in Yumbo, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia, on Feb. 4, 2026. Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP via Getty Images
Workers assess the situation at Selhurst Train Depot following a derailment in London on Feb. 4, 2026. The derailment, combined with a signaling fault, has caused major disruption across the southeast of England. Although the initial “do not travel” advisory has been lifted on some routes, passengers on Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express services continue to face cancellations and delays of up to 90 minutes. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images
Two nuns look out from a doorway protected by sandbags as floodwaters cover the street in Alcacer do Sal, south of Portugal, amid Storm Leonardo, on Feb. 4, 2026. Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images
Team captains pose during the SVNS Perth Captain's Call at Scarborough Amphitheatre in Perth, Australia, on Feb. 4, 2026. Paul Kane/Getty Images for Rugby Australia
