A Russian service member stands next to an acquaintance during preparations ahead of the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Russia on May 9, 2024. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)
A vendor prepares breakfast on his mobile cart place on a railway track on which train services are suspended temporarily due to festival rush in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, October 2, 2024. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)
A vendor prepares her stall as she waits for customer at a street market in Taunggyi, Myanmar's northeast Shan Sate on November 13, 2024. (Photo by Sai Aung Main/AFP Photo)
Indian soldiers practice their stunts on Royal Enfield motorcycles in preparation for the upcoming Republic Day parade on January 11, 2012 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak /Getty Images)