At 92, the world's oldest head of state, Cameroonian President Paul Biya, faces defections by allies-turned-rivals jockeying ...

Amid rampant speculation about his health, Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-allied strongman who rules the region, has been ...

In China, the world is witnessing the possible return of a far more technocratic elite that favors scaling back direct confrontation with the West.