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Growing Chinese Power at Home and Abroad
Chinese president Xi Jinping introduces his new leadership team.
25 Oct 2017,45 mins
Has one of the 'Hong Kong Booksellers' been freed?
There is confusion over the apparent release of Gui Minhai.
24 Oct 2017,45 mins
May 'optimistic'about Brexit talks
Amid calls for a transition period, an examination of what it means to trade on WTO rules.
23 Oct 2017,45 mins
Kurdish independence - is the dream dying ?
Iraqi military says its forces have seized the final district held by Kurds in Kirkuk
20 Oct 2017,45 mins
European leaders hear key speech from Theresa May at Brussels summit
PM admits there have been difficulties - but tells them 'firm progress' is now being made.
19 Oct 2017,45 mins
Start of the Communist Party Congress in Beijing
President Xi Jinping says it is time for China to take centre stage in world affairs.
18 Oct 2017,45 mins
Raqqa liberated from Islamic State
Islamic State loses control of the Syrian city of Raqqa.
17 Oct 2017,45 mins
Somalia suffers worst terror attack in its history
The Mogadishu truck bomb is blamed on Al-Shabaab Islamists.
16 Oct 2017,45 mins
Trump threatens to abandon Iran nuclear deal
Widespread dismay over damage to international agreement.
13 Oct 2017,45 mins
EU claims Brexit talks in 'deadlock'
Michel Barnier, the EU's chief negotiator in the Brexit talks, says they are in 'deadlock'
12 Oct 2017,45 mins
Brexit 'no deal' row
What would a 'no deal' look like? And should we prepare for it?
11 Oct 2017,45 mins
Catalonia Independence Bid on Hold
The Catalan president declares independence - but suspends it for talks with Madrid.
10 Oct 2017,45 mins
UK and EU clash over Brexit progress
UK and EU claim 'the ball is in your court' on Brexit.
09 Oct 2017,45 mins
Spanish government proposes regional elections should be held in Catalonia
Madrid says it would be a way to resolve the controversy about independence.
06 Oct 2017,45 mins
Syria seeing worst violence since Aleppo - Red Cross
Fighting spikes as the battle against Isis nears its end.
05 Oct 2017,45 mins
PM struggles through her conference speech
Theresa May's address is overshadowed by a persistent cough and a prankster.
04 Oct 2017,45 mins
King Felipe of Spain accuses Catalan leaders of disloyalty over referendum
Catalan president says he will declare independence from Spain in a matter of days.
03 Oct 2017,45 mins
Las Vegas mass shooting prompts calls for tighter gun laws
President Trump condemns the Las Vegas attack as 'pure evil'.
02 Oct 2017,45 mins
US withdraws majority of staff from embassy in Cuba after mysterious attacks
Cuba warns that the move will affect bilateral ties.
29 Sep 2017,45 mins
Myanmar 'world's fastest-growing refugee emergency' - UN
UN chief warns another 250,000 Rohingya could be displaced if crisis spreads.
28 Sep 2017,45 mins
Jeremy Corbyn - on the 'centre ground' of British politics?
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tells the conference they are now in the political mainstream.
27 Sep 2017,45 mins
Saudi women driving ban lifted
Reaction from a long-time campaigner for Saudi women's right to drive.
26 Sep 2017,45 mins
Huge turnout for Kurdish independence referendum
Result expected to strongly support breakaway.
25 Sep 2017,45 mins
Theresa May tells EU she wants a transition period of about two years after Brexit
Theresa May's speech is welcomed by EU leaders, but many say they want more detail.
22 Sep 2017,45 mins
Trump announces new sanctions on North Korea
President Trump says Chinese banks will stop doing business with North Korea.
21 Sep 2017,45 mins
Mexico: search for earthquake survivors
How people in Mexico have been rushing to help in the worst earthquake for 30 years.
20 Sep 2017,45 mins
Trump: 'US can destroy North Korea'
President Trump condemns 'rogue nations'.
19 Sep 2017,45 mins
Theresa May rebukes Boris Johnson over Brexit
Prime minister insists government is being 'driven from the front'.
18 Sep 2017,45 mins
UK terror threat raised to 'critical'
After London tube bomb, another attack 'may be imminent'.
15 Sep 2017,45 mins
Grenfell Tower fire - public inquiry opens
Speaker of the house raises concern over the government's attitude to votes in the Commons
14 Sep 2017,45 mins