Xi Jinping cemented his status as China’s most formidable leader since Mao Zedong by extending his term as Communist Party chief into a second decade and declining to elevate a clear potential successor.8 min read
The former treasury chief took a major step to becoming Britain’s prime minister after his rival for the job pulled out, averting a contest between the two men that threatened to split the ruling Tories and further roil financial markets.7 min read
Almost 1.5 million Ukrainians were left without power after Russia unleashed a volley of cruise missiles on Saturday—the latest salvo in a campaign to deprive the country of heat and light as winter sets in.2336 min read
Flash-flood warnings are issued for the central part of the country as the weakening storm moves inland.1 min read
Jose Pereira, a former executive with the Citgo Petroleum unit of Venezuela’s state-run oil company, was summoned to Caracas, arrested, convicted on corruption charges and detained for five years.7 min read
Labor unions are calling for strikes at oil facilities, schools and factories, opening another front in the upheaval inside the country.4 min read
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