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Rohingya refugee children carry supplies through Balukhali refugee camp near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, October 23, 2017. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters

Myanmar urged to accept safe return of one million Rohingyas

October 23, 2017, 19:31

Bangladesh tells UN burden of refugee crisis has become ‘untenable’ on its territory

Li Ganjie, China’s minister for the environment: has promised a “fundamental improvement” in the environment by 2035. Photograph: Wu Hong/EPA

China will meet air pollution goals by 2035, says minister

Clifford Coonan
October 23, 2017, 19:23

Cost of China’s economic expansion has been a stark rise in environmental degradation

Flame rises from damaged buildings after government troops cleared the area from pro-Islamic State militant groups inside a war-torn area in Marawi city, southern Philippines on Monday. Photograph: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters

Philippines declares battle with Islamist rebels over in Marawi

October 23, 2017, 09:59

Combat operations in fierce urban war ended after last pro-Isis rebel gunmen killed

Souvenir plates with images of late Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong and Chinese President Xi Jinping in a shop during the congress of the Communist Party. Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters

China’s Xi Jinping may omit key cadres from top leadership

Clifford Coonan
October 23, 2017, 02:04

Reports say leading candidates unlikely to win promotion at Communist Party congress

Shinzo Abe has been returned as Japan’s prime minister and is on course to become the country’s longest-serving leader since the second World War. Photograph: Bloomberg

Japanese voters return prime minister Shinzo Abe to power

David McNeill
October 22, 2017, 20:54

Abe on course to become the nation’s longest-serving leader since second World War

Chinese president Xi Jinping delivering a speech at the Communist Party congress in Beijing on Wednesday. China’s legal system has become worse during the five years of Mr Xi’s ’s rule, say rights activists. Photograph: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

China hails progress in legal reform at Communist Party congress

Clifford Coonan
October 20, 2017, 15:15

Human rights activists say rule of law has deteriorated during Xi Jinping era

Fighters on the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier participating in a drill with South Korean warships in the East Sea on Thursday. Photograph: EPA/Yonhap

South Korea outlines strategy to destroy North’s defences

Clifford Coonan
October 20, 2017, 14:26

Army claims it is developing missile capable of destroying North Korea’s command centre

Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif speaks during a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, on September 26th, 2017. Photograph: Faisal Mahmood/Reuters

Former Pakistani prime minister indicted on corruption charges

October 19, 2017, 21:56

Nawaz Sharif and family members face allegations arising from Panama Papers

March 2016: a mural of the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 plane in Shah Alam, Malaysia. Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images

Malaysia in talks with US firm Ocean Infinity to resume MH370 search

October 19, 2017, 19:10

US exploration company makes ‘no find, no fee’ offer to conduct fresh search, says report

Afghan army soldiers search vehicles at a checkpoint on a highway leading to the Maiwand district of Kandahar province. Photograph: Muhammad Sadiq/EPA

At least 43 dead after attack on Afghan military base

October 19, 2017, 14:57

Taliban gunmen assaulted the complex after a suicide bomber drove a car into its gate

Leader of the Labour Party Jacinda Ardern at a press conference at parliament in Wellington on Thursday, after she agreed a coalition deal with the New Zealand First Party. Photograph: Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images

Jacinda Ardern ‘humbled’ to become New Zealand PM

Eleanor Ainge Roy
October 19, 2017, 13:25

NZ First’s decision to back Labour makes Ardern (37) country’s youngest leader in 150 years

Chinese president Xi Jinping shakes hands with former president Jiang Zemin at the opening session of the Chinese Communist Party’s congress on Wednesday. Photograph: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

‘Xi Jinping Thought’ edges China’s leader towards great power

Clifford Coonan
October 19, 2017, 10:34

President’s political philosophy looks set for inclusion in the country’s constitution

Stewardesses prepare tea flasks for delegates before the opening ceremony of the Communist Party congress. Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Comrades in synch as Xi lays out bold vision for China

Clifford Coonan
October 18, 2017, 12:05

Impeccable stage management projects message of Communist Party firmly in control

President Xi Jinping arriving for the opening session of China’s Communist Party congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP

Xi Jinping hails new era of Chinese power at Communist Party congress

Clifford Coonan
October 18, 2017, 10:48

‘Hold high the banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics,’ leader urges in epic speech

A pamphlet featuring Shinzo Abe at a campaign rally in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Sunday, October 15th: Mr Abe looks set to retain his coalition’s dominant position in parliament. Photograph: Eiji Ohashi/Bloomberg

Japanese electorate set to stick with devil it knows

David McNeill
October 18, 2017, 01:00

Tokyo Letter: LDP’s Shinzo Abe may become Japan’s longest-serving leader since WWII

Attendees look at a slideshow of Chinese president Xi Jinping at the Five Years of Sheer Endeavour show at the Beijing Exhibition Centre as he is poised to become the most powerful figure in Chinese politics since Mao Zedong. Photograph: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

China criticises western democracy on eve of communist congress

Clifford Coonan
October 17, 2017, 18:00

‘Crises and chaos’ of West pointed out as Xi Jinping ideas set to find place in constitution

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi pays tribute on the 148th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth , on October 2nd, 2017, at Rajghat in New Delhi. Photograph: Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images

New inquiry into Gandhi’s assassination sought

Rahul Bedi
October 16, 2017, 20:54

Right-wing Modern India body claims second gunman involved in New Delhi 1948 killing

Performers prepare for the 19th Communist Party Congress in Huaibei in China’s eastern Anhui province. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

China gears up for Xi Jinping's power play at communist congress

Clifford Coonan
October 16, 2017, 18:31

Communist Party gathering set to consolidate Xi Jinping political strongman status

Supporters of a yes vote at Sydney’s Tamarama Beach. Australians have been asked to take part in a non-binding postal poll to gauge whether voters want same-sex marriage. Photograph: Steven Saphore/Reuters

Yes side gains edge in Australia’s marriage equality battleground

Pádraig Collins
October 16, 2017, 17:45

Early results from postal survey suggest Yes side would win in vote on same-sex marriage

Paramilitary police officers keep watch in the old part of Beijing as the capital prepares for the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Photograph: Thomas Peter/Reuters

Chinese capital pulls out stops for ‘serious atmosphere’ at congress

Clifford Coonan
October 16, 2017, 01:19

Beijing Letter: Activists detained amid high security as Xi Jinping set for second term

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