A photo round-up of key events, including protests in Gaza and preparations to deal with rain in Rohingya refugee camps.
Nearly two billion voters in 52 countries around the world will head to the polls this year to elect their leaders.
Russian-Saudi relations could be very different today, if Stalin hadn't killed the Soviet ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
A relatively new independence and fresh waves of conflict inspire a South Sudanese refugee to build antiwar video games.
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