Sunday, October 23, 2022

Xi promotes allies who support his vision of tighter control over Chinese society

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President Xi Jinping, China's most powerful leader in decades, increased his dominance when he was named Sunday to another term as head of the ruling Communist Party in a break with tradition and promoted allies who support his vision of tighter control over society and the struggling economy.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-communist-party-xi-jinping-1.6626560?cmp=rss

Saturday, October 22, 2022

Russian-installed authorities order evacuation of Kherson ahead of expected Ukrainian advance

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Russian-installed authorities ordered all residents of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson to leave "immediately" on Saturday ahead of an expected advance by Ukrainian troops waging a counteroffensive to recapture the occupied area.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-invasion-ukraine-day-241-1.6626140?cmp=rss

Flying just outside Ukraine, NATO's sentinel planes warn of Russia's battlefield moves

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Come aboard one of NATO’s planes where surveillance operators use the sophisticated Airborne Warning and Control System to peer deep inside wartime Ukraine and quietly provide a near real-time picture of Russian forces.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/flying-with-nato-awacs-1.6619471?cmp=rss

Boris Johnson heads back to U.K. as he mulls attempt at 2nd term

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Boris Johnson is flying back to Britain as he considers an audacious attempt to win a second term as prime minister only weeks after he was forced to step down, with some colleagues warning his comeback could create more political chaos.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/boris-johnson-u-k-prime-minister-1.6626128?cmp=rss

Xi cements power as China's Communist Party wraps weeklong meeting

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China's Communist Party has wrapped up its twice-a-decade congress, approving amendments to its charter aimed at cementing Xi Jinping's core status and revealing a new Central Committee missing two key officials lacking close ties to Xi.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-communist-party-congress-1.6626121?cmp=rss