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This picture from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) taken and released on January 1, 2018 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un delivering a New Year’s speech at an undisclosed location. /Getty Images
The role of aid in Africa has been a controversial issue over the years, with economists like Dambisa Moyo even arguing against it, due to questions surfacing around its effectiveness in economic growth and poverty reduction. .
A black sign belonging to Islamic State militants is seen on the road in Al-Fateha military airport south of Hawija, Iraq, Oct. 2, 2017. Remaining IS fighters in Iraq and Syria are fleeing for parts of Syria controlled by President Bashar al-Assad.
A combination of file photos showing Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Jan. 15, 2016, and U.S. President Donald Trump in New York City, May 17, 2016. Reuters/Ivan Sekretarev/Pool/Lucas Jackson/File Photos