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Xi urges stronger Chinese stand against grim challenges
October 18, 2017
Xi urges stronger Chinese stand against grim challenges
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged a reinvigorated Communist Party to take on a more forceful role in society…
Kenya’s Odinga pulled out of election to avoid defeat: deputy president
October 17, 2017
Kenya’s Odinga pulled out of election to avoid defeat: deputy president
Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga decided not to stand in next week’s presidential election to avoid defeat rather than for…
Thousands more Rohingya Muslims cross border into Bangladesh
October 17, 2017
Thousands more Rohingya Muslims cross border into Bangladesh
Thousands more Rohingya Muslims are fleeing large-scale violence and persecution in Myanmar and crossing into Bangladesh, where more than half…
Russian opposition leader’s fraud conviction arbitrary, Europe’s top rights court says
October 17, 2017
Russian opposition leader’s fraud conviction arbitrary, Europe’s top rights court says
Europe’s top human rights court ruled on Tuesday that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s conviction for fraud in 2014 had…
China state media attacks Western democracy ahead of Congress
October 17, 2017
China state media attacks Western democracy ahead of Congress
China’s official Xinhua news agency attacked Western democracy as divisive and confrontational on Tuesday, praising on the eve of a…
George Saunders is bookies’ favorite for Man Booker prize
October 17, 2017
George Saunders is bookies’ favorite for Man Booker prize
American author George Saunders is the bookmakers’ favorite to win the prestigious Man Booker Prize for fiction with his novel…
Trump, McConnell make a show of unity, despite tensions
October 17, 2017
Trump, McConnell make a show of unity, despite tensions
Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell have reaffirmed their alliance of necessity in a raucous Rose Garden news conference that also…
Philippine president declares Marawi liberated as battle goes on
October 17, 2017
Philippine president declares Marawi liberated as battle goes on
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared the southern city of Marawi liberated from pro-Islamic State militants on Tuesday, although the military…
Detention of Catalan activists a judicial, not political, matter: Spain justice minister
October 17, 2017
Detention of Catalan activists a judicial, not political, matter: Spain justice minister
The detention of Catalan activists on Monday, the first imprisonment of senior secessionist figures since the region’s Oct. 1 banned…
China’s Xi looks to extend power at Communist Party congress
October 17, 2017
China’s Xi looks to extend power at Communist Party congress
Having bested his rivals, Chinese President Xi Jinping is primed to consolidate his already considerable power as the ruling Communist…