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Simon Maina | AFP | Getty Images Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) and Rwandan President Paul Kagame (R) greet locals at the Rweru Model Village in Rwanda on July 24, 2018. Kagame is currently chairperson of the African Union. “As such, Rwanda becomes shorthand for engagement with Africa generally,” …

EMMANUEL DUNAND | AFP | Getty Images European Commissioner for competition Margrethe Vestager addresses a press conference on Belgium excess profit tax scheme at the European Commission in Brussels on January 11, 2016. The European Commission imposed a fine of 111 million euros ($130 million) on four consumer electronic firms …

Brittany Sowacke | Bloomberg | Getty Images Workers connect drill bits and drill collars, used to extract natural petroleum, on Endeavor Energy Resources’ Big Dog Drilling Rig 22 in the Permian basin outside of Midland, Texas. The oil market is likely to become progressively more unpredictable over the coming months, …

Ronen Zvulun | AFP | Getty Images Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on January 22, 2017. Israel has passed a law declaring that only Jewish people have the right of self-determination in the country. “This is a defining moment in the annals of …

Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Director of the National Economic Council, Larry Kudlow gives a press briefing about upcoming G7 in the White House in Washington, June 6, 2018. China’s foreign ministry hit back at comments made by President Donald Trump’s top economic advisor on Thursday, saying it is clear who …

Philippe Wojazer | Reuters An employee works on an Airbus A380 plane inside the Air France KLM maintenance hangar at the Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Roissy, near Paris, France, May 31, 2016. European aerospace firm Airbus may be behind Boeing, but has hardly been a slouch in winning …

Carsten Koall | Getty Images Former FBI Director James Comey talks backstage before a panel discussion about his book ‘A Higher Loyalty’ on June 19, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Former FBI director and long-time Republican supporter James Comey is urging American voters to support Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections. …

The Fifth Brigade of the Zimbabwean army, trained by North Korea, practice karate at Rufaro Stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, in May 1984. When former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was elected into power in 1980 following the country’s independence, military training from North Korea became more closely linked to its leadership. …

BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI | AFP| Getty Images British Prime Minister Theresa May and US President Donald Trump wait for a meeting at the Palace Hotel in New York. President Donald Trump sought to walk back some of his scornful rhetoric towards U.K. leader Theresa May Friday morning. “Whatever you do is …

Ben Stansall | WPA Pool | Getty Images Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip May greet U.S. President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump at Blenheim Palace on July 12, 2018 in Woodstock, England.  Prime Minister Theresa May managed to gain support among her traditional opponents on …