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China's Communist Party to hold Congress set to cement Xi's rule
China's ruling Communist Party will begin its 20th Party Congress on October 16, state media reported Tuesday, a landmark meeting at which President Xi Jinping is expected to be anointed as the country's most powerful leader in decades.
Xi: China's most powerful leader since Mao
Xi Jinping, who is soon expected to be anointed for an unprecedented third term in office as China's ruling Communist Party (CCP) holds its 20th Congress, has become his country's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong.
Iraq protesters disperse after Sadr demands end to deadly clashes
Iraqi supporters of powerful cleric Moqtada Sadr began withdrawing Tuesday from Baghdad's Green Zone after he demanded fighting end between rival Shiite forces and the army that left 23 dead and hundreds wounded.
China's Communist Party Congress to open October 16
China's ruling Communist Party will begin its 20th Party Congress on October 16, state media reported Tuesday, a landmark meeting at which President Xi Jinping is expected to be anointed as the country's most powerful leader in decades.
UN rights chief leaving with China report still unreleased
Diplomats paid tribute to departing UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday, despite her failure to release a long-promised report on alleged abuses in China's Xinjiang region.
Iraq protesters begin withdrawal after Sadr demands deadly clashes end
Iraqi supporters of powerful cleric Moqtada Sadr began withdrawing Tuesday from Baghdad's Green Zone after he demanded fighting end between rival Shiite forces and the army that left 23 dead and hundreds wounded.
Angolan opposition to contest tightly fought vote
Angola's biggest opposition party has vowed to contest last week's election results, which saw the long-ruling MPLA win by a significantly reduced majority.
Russian paratrooper flees to France denouncing army 'chaos'
Suddenly notorious for a scathing first-person account of the war in Ukraine published online, Russian paratrooper Pavel Filatiev arrived in France seeking political asylum Sunday after quitting his country for fear of reprisals.
Fighting in Iraqi capital leaves 23 dead as Shiite rivalry escalates
Fighting between rival Iraqi forces raged for a second day Tuesday with rocket fire echoing from Baghdad's Green Zone where 23 supporters of powerful Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr have been shot dead, medics said.
Afghan family rebuilds far from home after US drone strike
The damage inflicted by a United States drone that killed 10 members of Aimal Ahmadi's family in the Afghan capital can still be seen in the courtyard of his home a year after the strike.
S.Sudan's ex-rebels set to join unified army
More than 50,000 fighters including former rebels from rival camps in South Sudan's civil war were set to be integrated into the country's army in a long-overdue graduation ceremony on Tuesday.
Fighting across southern front as Ukraine wages counter-offensive
Intense fighting was raging on Tuesday across the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson occupied by Russia, Kyiv's presidency said, as its troops pressed counter-offensives "in various directions".
Most markets bounce after Powell-induced sell-off
Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday on bargain-buying following the latest selloff, but confidence remains at a premium as traders contemplate the prospect of more Federal Reserve interest rate hikes and a possible recession.
Fighting in Iraqi capital leaves 23 dead after Sadr quits politics
Fighting between rival Iraqi forces raged for a second day Tuesday with rocket fire echoing from Baghdad's Green Zone where 23 supporters of powerful Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr have been shot dead, medics said.
In shadow of abandoned US airbase, Bagram's economy withers
For years, the sprawling military base at Bagram, just north of Kabul, was a potent symbol of the United States' two decades of war in Afghanistan.
Taiwan, China trade barbs over island drone incursions
Taipei and Beijing have traded barbs over a recent string of drone sorties that have flown from the Chinese mainland to an outlying Taiwanese island, some surveilling military outposts.
Ukraine launches offensive in south, IAEA team head to nuclear plant
Ukrainian forces pressed their counter-offensive to retake the Russian-occupied southern region of Kherson, while a team of UN experts were en route to inspect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant which was targeted by fresh shelling over the weekend.
Asian markets mixed as traders steel for more rate hikes
Asian markets were mixed Tuesday with confidence at a premium as traders contemplate the prospect of more Federal Reserve interest rate hikes and a possible recession.
Ukrainians flee war to find refuge in occupied West Bank
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Olena and Eduard German, a Jewish couple from Kharkiv, found refuge in an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank.
Shelling targets Baghdad's Green Zone amid deadly chaos after Sadr quits politics
Shelling targeted Baghdad's high-security Green Zone Monday, a security source said, after Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr said he was quitting politics, sparking chaos in which 12 of his supporters were killed.
Iran says nuclear deal 'meaningless' without end to watchdog probe
Iran's president said Monday that reviving a 2015 atomic deal with world powers would be pointless unless the UN nuclear watchdog put an end to its probe of undeclared sites in the country.
Angolan president Lourenco wins second term
Angola's President Joao Lourenco won a second five-year term on Monday after his MPLA party emerged victorious with a thin majority in last week's closely fought election, extending its decades-long rule in the oil-rich country.
IAEA team heads to nuclear plant, Ukraine launches offensive in south
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday he was en route to inspect Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, as Kyiv's forces launched a counter-offensive to retake the Russian-occupied southern region of Kherson.
Clashes in northern Ethiopia despite peace pleas
Fighting was reported in a volatile area of northern Ethiopia on Monday, local sources said, despite urgent international appeals for a halt to the renewed hostilities between government forces and Tigrayan rebels.
Angola ruling party wins vote, president secures second term
Angola's MPLA party was on Monday declared the winner of a closely fought election, extending its decades long rule in the oil-rich country and handing President Joao Lourenco a second term.
Preparing for the worst near Ukraine's precarious nuclear plant
In the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, which lies close to Europe's largest nuclear plant, which has been targeted by shelling, Ukrainians are picking up iodine pills and preparing for the worst.
Scholz eyes 'sovereign, enlarged EU' including Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday pledged emphatic backing for Ukraine and other hopefuls to join the European Union, underlining however that enlarging the bloc to "30 or 36" would require reforms.
As crisis bites, Spain pushes to become EU energy hub
With Europe facing a major energy crisis, Spain wants to become the new gateway for gas through an ambitious trans-Pyrenees pipeline and is hoping supply-starved Germany will pressure a reluctant France.
Iran says nuclear deal 'meaningless' without end to watchdog's probe
The Iranian president on Monday said reviving a 2015 deal with world powers will be pointless unless the UN nuclear watchdog puts an end to its probe of undeclared sites in the country.
IAEA chief taking team to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday he was en route to inspect Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which has been targeted by fresh shelling over the past day, according to its operator.
Asian, European markets tumble after Powell's rates warning
Markets sank Monday and the dollar rallied after Fed boss Jerome Powell warned of more interest rate hikes to fight inflation and poured cold water on the prospects of a cut in the new year.
What next for Boris Johnson?
Following a spectacular fall from grace and power, speculation is rife about what outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will do next.