A record 33 members have been expelled from China's Communist Party as it concluded a major annual political gathering, which had the most empty seats ever seen.
Sixteen of the 33 members expelled are from the military, according to a communique issued on Thursday, which marked the end of the four-day closed-door gathering held at a hotel in Beijing.
The latest expulsions bring the total number of members removed under Xi's third term to a record 51, up from 35 and five in his first and second terms respectively.
Beyond the plenum, China's top anti-corruption watchdog reported that 680,000 people across the party apparatus have been disciplined in the first nine months of this year.
CNN polling across four key Senate races in the final days of the midterm campaign finds Democrats well-positioned in Michigan and Texas, with no clear leader in the races in Maine or Kansas.
The four states tell the story of a midterm playing field that has shifted in unexpected ways, leaving Democrats hopeful that they'll be able to take control of the Senate after next Tuesday's elections.
That prospect largely seemed out of reach earlier this year, and it remains far from a done deal.
But with President Donald Trump's ratings underwater even in states he won easily in 2024, territory that was once staunchly Republican now appears to be up for grabs.
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Pentagon orders bases to plan for 90 days without the grid as Britain urges families to stockpile food and water
October 26, 2026
The Pentagon wants every major U.S. military base to run for 90 days without outside help if a war cuts off power and supply chains. Across the Atlantic, Britain is telling families to keep canned food, bottled water, and cash on hand to get through three days of disruption.
The two efforts aren't known to be coordinated, and neither government has said a new war is imminent. But both are planning for disruptions that could leave homes and military installations without the services they depend on.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party on Wednesday accused Arab political parties of stealing the country's election through widespread voter fraud, as preliminary results showed no clear winner.
In a statement shared by Netanyahu on the social platform X, Likud alleged that Arab parties engaged in bribery, voter intimidation and forgery to influence election results, as neither Netanyahu nor his primary challenger Gadi Eisenkot was projected to gain a parliamentary majority.
"The elections in the State of Israel were stolen by Arab parties that support terrorism and the elimination of the Jewish state through serious criminal offenses of bribery, threats, violence, forgeries, and the use of prohibited software to mobilize voters," Likud said.
"The claim that 35 million deaths have been linked to COVID-19 vaccine side effects is false.
Independent health experts and global fact-checking investigations have confirmed that this figure is based on a flawed math extrapolation of a June 2024 study published in the journal BMJ Public Health.
The actual origin and context of this statistic include:"
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So Hrat.... I have some nice Florida swamp, er I mean real estate, for sale that's gots your name all over it!
"It's unclear what specific charges these members face beyond "serious disciplinary and legal violations". Such broad allegations have become routine under Xi's anti-corruption campaign.
It has now become "an effort to consolidate and maintain authority", says Chong Ja Ian, a non-resident scholar with Carnegie China.
"In this case, the campaign will continue and expand depending on how secure Xi feels rather than any real issue with corruption."
"Observers argue that Xi views corruption not just as graft but also ideological impurity and, crucially, disloyalty.
In January, he warned against "two-faced cadres" who profess political loyalty but defy orders and act in their self-interest."
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DJT is right again! He and Xi have SO much in common!
Make America China Again!!