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Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping leave after an opera performance at the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, November 8, 2017. “One of these two outcomes is pretty likely so what comes out of that is all sorts of things: trade complications, cold wars …

JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images A South Korean television news broadcast showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s New Year’s speech on January 1, 2018. On Monday, dictator Kim Jong Un said in a televised speech that he would consider sending a delegation to the upcoming games, which will be held in the …

Stringer | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images People gather to protest over high cost of living in Tehran, Iran on December 30, 2017. At least 12 people have been killed in the ongoing protests in Iran, and armed protesters have tried to take over police stations and military bases, state …

Getty Images Chief executive officer and chairman of The Walt Disney Company Bob Iger and Mickey Mouse look on before ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), November 27, 2017 in New York City. The deal is worth $52.4 billion in stock and will give Disney …

Getty Images German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at the annual congress of the Federation of German Industry (BDI) on June 20, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. Germans have rarely been so divided about the changes taking place in their society, the country’s long-time leader Angela Merkel said Sunday, adding in her …

Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump speaks about his administration’s National Security Strategy at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC, December 18, 2017. President Donald Trump on Friday said he wanted two major concessions in exchange for legal protections for hundreds …

Vural Elibol | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Fire Department of New York City members operate on scene of a blaze at an apartment building in Bronx borough of New York City, USA on December 28, 2017. About 170 firefighters worked in bone-chilling cold, just 15 degrees, to rescue about …

It took a social media post for the Philippine central bank to realize its mistake of circulating a bunch of defective, “faceless” banknotes. The 100-Philippine peso notes ($2) were missing the portrait of former president Manuel Roxas. Two words were also omitted from the country’s official name, according to a …

Neil Hall | Reuters DATE IMPORTED:June 19, 2016Participants holding a British Union flag and an EU flag kiss during a pro-EU referendum event at Parliament Square in London, Britain June 19, 2016. The volume of U.K. domestic deals this year surged to $68 billion from $34.3 billion in 2016 as …

Aamir Qureshi | AFP | Getty Images A Chinese worker sits near trucks carrying goods during the opening of a trade project in Gwadar Port, Pakistan, on November 13, 2016. Pakistan The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a partnership between the two Asian neighbors comprising of approximately $60 billion …