Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) display gold bars seized from a plane that landed at Khartoum Airport in an investigation into possible smuggling, in Khartoum Sudan May 9, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah Late last year, as President Omar Hassan al-Bashir’s hold on power weakened, one of Sudan’s most feared militia leaders lashed out against the

French soldiers work on a Tiger attack helicopter at a base in Gao, northern Mali, on August 1, 2019. Benoit Tessier, REUTERS Thirteen French soldiers fighting jihadists in Mali were killed in an accident between two helicopters, the French presidency said on Tuesday, the single biggest loss of French troops in combat in the region

Photo, a drug dealer poses with cannabis products as he waits for customers in downtown Lisbon. The European Union agency that monitors drug use says it has detected a trend of escalating violence between gangs operating on the continent. The agency says in its annual report on the drugs market that European consumers increasingly have

Photo/AFP Kenya and Uganda have played roles that contribute to “a dangerous stalemate” in South Sudan, a United Nations panel of experts said on Friday. DIPLOMATIC WILL The panel reported that Uganda deployed troops in Yei River State last month, a move it described as violation of the international arms embargo on South Sudan. Uganda’s

The Chinese national flag flies outside the mosque at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazar during a government organised trip in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Ben Blanchard/File Photo Classified Chinese government documents made public by an international group of journalists describe the repressive inner workings of detention camps in Xinjiang, in

In this image provided by Armed Forces of the Philippines, Task Force Sulu, British national Allan Hyrons and his Filipino wife Wilma gesture inside a military camp at Jolo, Sulu province, southern Philippines on Monday Nov. 25, 2019. A Philippine general says troops have rescued the British man and his Filipino wife who were abducted

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem, November 24, 2019. Sebastian Scheiner/Pool via REUTERS A watchdog group asked Israel’s top court on Sunday to order Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step aside after his indictment on corruption charges, adding to pressure he is facing from

In this Sept. 25, 2019, file photo, Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian participates in a panel discussion on media freedom at United Nations headquarters. A U.S. federal judge on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, awarded Rezaian and his family nearly $180 million in their lawsuit against Iran over his captivity and torture while being held on

This undated file photo provided by the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office shows Jerry Chun Shing Lee. The former CIA officer who pleaded guilty to an espionage conspiracy with China could be facing more than two decades in prison. Fifty-five-year-old Lee is scheduled for sentencing Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, in federal court in Alexandria, Va. (Alexandria Sheriff’s

In this Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem. Israel’s Justice Ministry says the attorney general will deliver his long-awaited decision on whether to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a series of corruption cases.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty, pool, File)