China's Xi Jinping says corruption is the 'biggest threat' to the Communist Party
Corruption is the biggest threat to China’s Communist Party, President Xi Jinping said Monday, in a warning that he is resolved to tackle the entrenched problem.
Read more at NBC News
-
The contradictions of Xi Jinping
Two incisive studies of the Chinese president reveal a complex figure who is all too aware of the capricious nature of powerFinancial Times - 11h -
Coalition talks between Austria’s two biggest centrist parties collapse
Chancellor Karl Nehammer to step down after failure to form government without far-right Freedom party. Talks between the two biggest centrist parties in Austria on forming a coalition government ...The Guardian - 3d -
The Guardian view on Russia and China: an old friendship poses new threats | Editorial
Over the holidays, this column is looking ahead at the urgent issues of 2025. Today, the expansion of the partnership between Beijing and Moscow. It is almost three years since Xi Jinping and ...The Guardian - 6d -
Taiwan president welcomes exchanges with China as Xi says no one can stop 'reunification'
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said he welcomed exchanges with China, but wondered whether there was goodwill from Beijing given what he said was their blocking of simple things like tourism.NBC News - 6d -
Taiwan president vows to boost the island's defense budget as China threats rise
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has pledged to strengthen the island’s defenses in the face of escalating Chinese threatsABC News - 6d -
Xi Jinping, China’s Leader, Nods to Economic Challenges
In a New Year’s address, Xi Jinping made a rare acknowledgment of the flagging economy while reiterating the government’s growth targets.The New York Times - 6d -
China's Xi Jinping Nods to 'External Uncertainties' in New Year's Speech
Weeks before Trump takes office, the Chinese leader is seeking to shore up confidence that China’s economy can withstand threats.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 31
More from NBC News
-
Trump suggests he could use military force to acquire Panama Canal and Greenland
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested he would consider using military force to gain control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, and "economic force" to acquire Canada.NBC News - 4h -
Denmark alters 500 years of history to solidify Greenland claim as Trump eyes the territory
Donald Trump Jr. arrived in Greenland as the president-elect seeks control of the territory from Denmark, whose King Frederik changed the royal coat of arms.NBC News - 5h -
Thousands expected to pay respects to Jimmy Carter in the Capitol
Despite winter weather delays, Jimmy Carter will be moved from his home state of Georgia to Washington D.C. where he will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol before his public funeral on Thursday. NBC ...NBC News - 9h -
Wind-whipped fire in L.A. prompts evacuations in Pacific Palisades
A fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles has forced some residents to evacuate amid "life-threatening and destructive" winds.NBC News - 20m -
'Life-threatening' windstorm in Southern California fans blazes in Los Angeles
Millions of people across Southern California are under a Red Flag warning as a dangerous windstorm fanned blazes in the Los Angeles area, including the Palisades Fire, which has triggered ...NBC News - 1h
More in Top stories
-
Los Angeles brush fires latest: 2 blazes threaten structures, prompt evacuations
The Los Angeles Fire Department issued a mandatory evacuation order for the area between Piedra Morada Drive and Pacific Coast Highway.ABC News - 3m -
LIVE: Ceremony held at US Capitol for former President Jimmy Carter
24/7 coverage of breaking news and live eventsABC News - 6m -
Firefighters battle 300-acre Pacific Palisades blaze as high winds slam SoCal
Firefighters are battling a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades that quickly spread to 300 acres Tuesday and triggered mandatory evacuations amid warnings from weather forecasters of "extreme" ...CBS News - 15m -
Trump's annexation talk extends a long U.S. tradition of political miscalculation about Canada
President-elect Donald Trump’s repeated assertions that he wants Canada to join the United States have become a staple of his presidential transition.NBC News - 17m -
Second man charged in Liam Payne's death surrenders to Argentine police
David Ezequiel Pereyra, 21, surrendered Monday to police in Barracas, south of Buenos Aires.CBS News - 18m