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Government soldiers stand guard by their vehicle on the front lines in the town of Kuek, northern Upper Nile state, South Sudan, Aug. 19, 2017. (File photo)
The Polish parliament has passed a law that would permit the dismissal of many of the country’s Supreme Court judges | Janek Skarzynski/AFP via Getty Images
It was the kind of sitdown that China had long resisted: Top US officials telling Chinese counterparts how American troops would enter North Korea if the hermit regime collapsed.
People lay flowers at the feet of statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il-sung (l) and Kim Jong-il to mark the 6th anniversary of the death of Kim Jong-il, in Pyongyang. Photo: Kim Won-jin, AFP
With new President Emmerson Mnangagwa rewarding military officials with a slate of Cabinet posts, many fear a militarization of the government that could ring in an era of martial rule in Zimbabwe.
Emmerson Mnangagwa (center r.) with army Gen. Constantino Chiwenga, inspects a military parade after being sworn in as Zimbabwe's president Nov. 24. The military's stunning and prominent role in overthrowing Robert Mugabe and the way the bloodless coup was conducted have raised questions about whether troops will return to their barracks so readily. (AP/File)
Ugandan Members of Parliament opposed to the extension of presidential age limits wear red bandannas, which they said signified their willingness to die in defense of the constitution, at the Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda, Sept. 21, 2017. Photo: AP
