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Xi Jinping lays out vision of fortress China against tense rivalry with the US

Xi outlined an aggressive foreign policy on Sunday as he detailed his "work report," a document that sets out domestic and foreign policy priorities for the Chinese Communist Party for the next five years.

How Xi Jinping made himself unchallengeable

After the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Mao ensured it was the party, not the state, which controlled the People's Liberation Army (PLA). Since then, the CCP leader has also been Central Military Commission (CMC) chairman.

The Communist Party congress will set the tone for China's next 5 years

Financial Express

NPR

China's ruling Communist Party is holding its congress, which happens every five years, with leader Xi Jinping widely expected to secure a third term. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: What can a meeting in China tell us about the direction of the second-largest ...

Senior Military Official Holds a Background Briefing on Ukraine

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Department of Defense

So, first, Russian forces continue to conduct indiscriminate strikes across Ukraine, employing various missiles and Iranian attack drones. We assess that Russia has deliberately struck civilian infrastructure and nonmilitary targets, with the purpose of ...

Ukraine war: Kyiv attacked by 'kamikaze drones', say officials

Russia has hit Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, with a wave of Iranian-made "kamikaze" drones - killing at least one person, says Mayor Vitali Klitschko. "It shows their desperation," said Andriy Yermak, head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's staff.

Plan to remove bankers' bonus cap to go ahead

A plan to remove a cap on bankers' bonuses is one of the few mini-budget policies to remain after most measures were unwound by the new chancellor. Jeremy Hunt made no mention of a U-turn on removing the cap on banker's bonuses as he reversed many of ...

Pentagon eyes locking in Starlink funding for Ukraine

The Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative is designed to provide enduring support for the Ukrainian military by financing contracts with American firms for weapons and equipment that would be delivered in months or even years.

Flooding in Nigeria has killed more than 600 people, the government says

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NPR

More than 600 people have died in the worst floods Nigeria has seen in more than a decade, according to the nation's humanitarian affairs department. The Nigerian Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management Sadiya Umar Farouq said that as ...

Ivory seized decades ago still turning up in raids

Confiscated ivory from elephants killed more than 30 years ago has turned up in recent raids, say scientists. The tusks were once part of a stockpile seized from poachers and held in sealed containers by the government of Burundi.

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How climate change affects the food crisis

US Embassy Rome

Extreme weather is a driver of world hunger. As global temperatures and sea levels rise, the result is more heat waves, droughts, floods, cyclones and wildfires. Those conditions make it difficult for farmers ...