China names Xi Jinping loyalists for core leadership group
In remarks Sunday, Xi emphasized the Party’s leadership in “a new journey to turn China into a modern socialist country,” according to an official translation.
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Strict COVID-19 policies drive people out of Hong Kong
COVID policies drive people out of Hong Kong Large numbers of people have left Hong Kong not only due to political unrest, but also strict COVID-19 policies. Over the past …
China shuffles leadership committee and retains many Xi allies
But the new list for China’s central committee left off several officials with more market-leaning tendencies.
World powers at U.N. adopt sanctions aimed at Haiti criminal gangs
Haiti faces cholera crisis United Nations – The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Haiti on Friday, with a targeted arms embargo, a U.N. Panel of Experts for …
British pound slides on political uncertainty, reversing Liz Truss resignation bounce
“Overseas investors are likely to see this political volatility as another reason to get out of U.K. assets,” one strategist told CNBC.
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after failed budget and market turmoil
U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned following a failed tax-cutting budget that rocked financial markets and which led to a revolt within her own Conservative Party.
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby talks Ukraine, Russia, Iran
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss allegations that Iran provided weapons to Russia for its war in Ukraine. He also discusses the protests in Iran.
UK PM Liz Truss says she’s a ‘fighter not a quitter’ as lawmakers plot to oust her
Truss described her U-turn on tax cuts as “in the national interest to make sure that we have economic stability.”
Saudis sentence U.S. citizen to 16 years in prison over tweets, family says
An American citizen has been arrested in Saudi Arabia, tortured and sentenced to 16 years in prison over tweets he sent while in the United States, his son said Tuesday. …
Liz Truss’ ‘trickle-down economics’ is dead. Now the UK faces an uncertain future
Just six weeks into U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss’ tenure and the political future of yet another Conservative leader looks to be in jeopardy.