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The move reflects Xi's assertion of himself as one of the country's most powerful leaders in decades

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Of that number, 850,000 are said to be in need of urgent humanitarian assistance

700,000 people are expected to flee Mosul as fighting closes in

Prosecutors allege that former Booz Allen employee Harold Martin pilfered top secret documents over two decades

The foul-mouthed Philippine president, who once called the pope a "son of a bitch" and told Barack Obama to "go to hell," says he has promised to God he won't …

Investigating the threat to the U.S., Diane Sawyer speaks with a young man convicted for providing support to ISIS.

About 70 migrants remaining at the Calais 'Jungle' camp are allowed to sleep at the site, as work continues to dismantle it.

Meanwhile, Iraqi special forces are just 5 miles from Mosul, waiting to strike.

Nato is not seeking confrontation with Russia despite deploying 4,000 troops to eastern Europe, the alliance's chief tells the BBC.

Republican contributors shifted their focus to House and Senate races, filings showed, and Mr. Trump gave no cash to his campaign in the first three weeks of October.

Japanese military aircraft are increasingly engaging in dangerous intercepts of Chinese planes, putting the safety of Chinese fliers at risk and damaging bilateral relations, China's Defense Ministry said Thursday.

With the ISIS heartland in Iraq and Syria imploding, its support groups in the periphery, as well as rival groups such as al Qaeda, are gathering momentum.

Australia votes with major nuclear powers against the resolution - including US, Russia and Israel - but 123 nations vote in favour United Nations member states have voted overwhelmingly to start negotiations on a treaty...

Harold Martin was arrested in late August and has been charged with stealing and keeping highly classified material over the course of 20 years

The agreement covers an area about twice the size of Texas in the Ross Sea

Passengers treated for smoke inhalation and a man is arrested at the scene in Moorooka in Brisbane's south after attack that police say appears to be random A young bus driver is dead after being doused in a flammable li...

The emails paint a detailed portrait of Ms. Clinton as she set about her goal of "protecting my father and the nonprofit status" of the Clinton Foundation.

Mik Pence: 'The strength of this campaign is not dollars and cents' Barack Obama in Florida for Clinton; Tim Kaine in Florida 'Don't believe the polls': Trump's supporters back him against the odds 3.00pm BST Can you ide...

Pakistani police have charged with batons and fired tear gas at stone-throwing supporters of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan who are rallying in Islamabad in defiance of a government-imposed ban on demonstrations....

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Mariano Rajoy of conservative People's party is expected to be returned as PM after Socialist party chose to abstain from vote After 10 months of bickering and failed deals, two inconclusive general elections and some of...