<div data-testid="shortcode_photo_gallery" class="mb-4 flex max-w-full flex-col mx-auto" style="width:1100px"><div class="flex gap-3"><div class="flex-1"><div class="cursor-pointer relative" style="padding-bottom:66.25%"><img src="https://img.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2025/07/04/id5882897-AP25185172641580.jpg&amp;w=3840&amp;q=75" width="100%" alt="image-5882897" height="auto"></div></div></div><div class="post_caption_container"><figcaption class="post_caption max-w-[1000px] text-[14px] leading-[18px]"><div class="max-w-[1000px] whitespace-break-spaces"><span>Three RF-5E Tigergazer reconnaissance version fighters and two F-5F fighters fly during a retirement ceremony for RF-5E Tigergazers at an air base in Hualien, Taiwan, on July 4, 2025. After decades in service, Taiwan’s Vietnam-era F-5 fighter jets are being retired as part of the island democracy’s transition to more advanced hardware. </span><span class="post_caption_credit"><span>Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo</span></span></div></figcaption></div></div>

<div data-testid="shortcode_photo_gallery" class="mb-4 flex max-w-full flex-col mx-auto" style="width:1100px"><div class="flex gap-3"><div class="flex-1"><div class="cursor-pointer relative" style="padding-bottom:66.67%"><img src="https://img.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2025/07/04/id5882898-AP25185276216619.jpg&amp;w=3840&amp;q=75" width="100%" alt="image-5882898" height="auto"></div></div></div><div class="post_caption_container"><figcaption class="post_caption max-w-[1000px] text-[14px] leading-[18px]"><div class="max-w-[1000px] whitespace-break-spaces"><span>Smoke rises after a gas station exploded on the outskirts of Rome on July 4, 2025. At least 40 people were injured. </span><span class="post_caption_credit"><span>Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP</span></span></div></figcaption></div></div>

A glimpse into the world through the lens of photography.{ai:summary}<p>Taiwan retired its RF-5E Tigergazer reconnaissance fighters and F-5F jets during a ceremony on July 4, 2025, marking a shift to more advanced military technology after decades of service. </p><p>In a separate incident, a gas station explosion near Rome on the same day resulted in at least 40 injuries. #military</p>

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