LoginXi Jinping launches unprecedented purge as record number of officials expelled in China
30 October 2026 at 10:56
A record 33 officials were expelled at this year’s Communist Party plenum
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- Xi Jinping launches unprecedented purge as record number of officials expelled in China
Xi Jinping launches unprecedented purge as record number of officials expelled in China
30 October 2026 at 10:56
A record 33 officials were expelled at this year’s Communist Party plenum
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- The Independent
- Thousands evacuated and cross-border alerts issued after glacial lake outburst in Himalayas
Thousands evacuated and cross-border alerts issued after glacial lake outburst in Himalayas
30 October 2026 at 08:09
More than 10,000 people evacuated in India’s West Bengal, with schools turned into relief shelters
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- Independent
- Thousands evacuated and cross-border alerts issued after glacial lake outburst in Himalayas
Thousands evacuated and cross-border alerts issued after glacial lake outburst in Himalayas
30 October 2026 at 08:09
More than 10,000 people evacuated in India’s West Bengal, with schools turned into relief shelters
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What to expect as China’s Communist Party begins closely-watched annual meeting
26 October 2026 at 12:22
The meeting, known as a plenum, brings together the 300 members of the party's Central Committee
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