China's President Xi Jinping (L) waves after his speech as he and other new Politburo Standing Committee members meet with the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee
DW: President Xi Jinping's status confirmed in China's new Standing Committee
Five new faces made their appearance on the Politburo Standing Committee as Chinese President Xi Jinping was given a second, five-year term by the new Central Committee. Reform is on the agenda of the new line-up.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has been given a second, five-year term as leader of the ruling Communist Party.
Xi saw his star rise after his name was included in the Communist Party's charter during the party congress this week.
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MIDDLE EAST
Iraq readies for final offensive against ISIS.
Iraqi Kurds propose to freeze referendum results. The Kurds are meeting Iraq's conditions for talks, but Iraqi forces are threatening violence anyway.
Iraq sends signals it may be too late for Kurds to negotiate.
US, Gulf states slap sanctions on Yemen IS, Al-Qaeda figures.
US may intervene in Qatar crisis as fears grow over long-term rupture.
Israel approves 176 new settler homes in East Jerusalem.
Crown prince says Saudis want return to moderate Islam.
ASIA
Trump speaks to Xi after Chinese leader tightens grip on power.
Officials: Taliban attack Afghan army posts, kill 11 troops.
Afghan opium production reaches record high.
Tillerson in Pakistan with a tough message on 'safe havens'. Husain Haqqani: 'US will no longer ignore Pakistan's militant support'.
Pakistan bemoans US 'trust deficit' over Afghan conflict.
Draft UN resolution pressures Myanmar over Rohingya crisis.
New Zealand bans foreign home buyers.
AFRICA
Uganda opposition leader charged, released.
Kenya vote to go ahead after block attempt fails. Green light for Kenya's repeat election after court collapses.
Cameroon lashes ICG thinktank over warning on anglophones.
Debt and low growth hobble South Africa: finance minister.
UN chief in war-torn C.Africa town.
Plague kills 124 in Madagascar, cities most affected.
Chad gold mine clash leaves 10 dead.
EUROPE
Brexit: May 'confident' MPs will get vote before exit.
Spain’s PM hopes intervention in Catalonia will be brief.
US NATO ambassador to press Russia on Zapad troop numbers.
Alternatives to Putin a mixed bag as Russian election looms.
'Bad Rabbit' ransomware strikes Ukraine and Russia.
Journalists expose the riches of Putin’s distant relative.
2 Crimean Tatar leaders freed from prison, flown to Turkey.
AMERICAS
House committees open probe into Obama-era uranium deal, timing of Clinton Foundation donation.
Donald Trump: US allows refugee admissions to resume with new screening as ban expires.
Navy SEAL recalls firefight, wounds in search for Bergdahl.
Venezuela opposition leader quits as coalition rift widens.
Bogota taxi drivers block streets in Uber protest.
Deadly clashes as Colombia destroys coca crops.
George HW Bush apologizes after actor accuses him of sexual assault.
President Kennedy document release unlikely to quell conspiracy theories.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
US drone strike kills 13 'IS fighters' in Yemen.
These maps show how drastically ISIS territory has shrunk since its peak.
Thousands of Islamic State foreign fighters return home as Iraqi-Syrian 'caliphate' territories fall.
Defense lawyers quit. Not so fast, says war court judge, who orders them to Guantánamo.
The American woman kidnapped by a Taliban-allied group and held hostage for years describes the harrowing moment her family was freed.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Deutsche Bank in $220 million rate-rigging settlement in U.S..
Boeing lifts profit forecast but sees higher tanker costs.
Weinstein Company hit with lawsuit following sexual assault allegations.
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