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Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Siss's purge of his leading rivals ahead of the country's election next month looks like a Middle Eastern autocrat's standard move, but it has watchers puzzled:.
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi attends a military ceremony in the courtyard at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. Photo: Charles Platiau, Pool via AP
The Trump administration responded cautiously Sunday to North Korea's offer of direct talks, saying dialogue could lead to a 'brighter path' for Pyongyang but vowing to keep 'maximum pressure' on the Kim Jong-un regime until it undeniably abandons its pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Ivanka Trump attended the Olympics closing ceremonies with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook. Photo: Patrick Semansky /Associated Press
Trixia, 19, bottle feeds her four month-old daughter near her home in a deprived community in Navotas, Metro Manila, the Philippines. Photo: Hanna Adcock/Save the Children
“The future is now,” President Nicolás Maduro said in a recent speech promoting the digital currency. “Venezuela is moving forward as en economic powerhouse.” Photograph: Miraflores Press Handout/EPA
After the latest kidnapping, the first reaction of the Nigerian military—as in 2014—was to try to pretend little or nothing had happened. We won’t #bringbackourgirls like this.
Members of the UN Security Council vote for ceasefire to Syrian bombing in eastern Ghouta, at UN headquarters on February 24, 2018. Photo: Eduardo Munoz / Reuters
An officer of the investigation team walks along at the crime site where Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and his girlfriend was found shot dead | Michal Smrcok/EFE
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta arrives for a meeting of the Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 29, 2018. Photo: Tiksa Negeri / Reuters