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Xi Jinping has enforced loyalty as he prepares to claim a fourth term as leader. Among those removed was a prominent former diplomat, Liu Jianchao.

Judges agreed with the prosecution’s appeal that Erin Patterson’s initial non-parole period of 33 years was insufficient.

Erin Patterson argued her trial was unfair due to seven grounds but three appeal judges dismissed them all.

Patrick Stewart starred on stage and screen across his decadeslong acting career. He died at his home on Wednesday.

​The near-daily missions to protect ships have allowed the U.S. to hold the line in a conflict that has dragged on since February and threatened access to the world’s oil supplies.

President Trump's fellow Republicans might feel the brunt of frustration among Cubans at the ballot box, writes the BBC's Will Grant.

Days after ousting Aleksandar Vučić's party from power, Student List MPs call for top figures to stand down.

Changing family structures in India are driving demand for start-ups offering services for eldercare.

The Siberian lab where a biologist recently died of a mysterious pneumonia has been cited multiple times for safety violations.

Kyiv has temporarily halted one of its most effective operations against Moscow after complaints from President Trump.

NBC News' Keir Simmons reports from Russia's capital in a rare visit to Moscow. He talks with one woman taking a big risk by calling for peace, pushing back on the long war with Ukraine. It comes as Putin works to bypass isolation from Europe, hosting an Africa Summit and selling drones.

Sci-fi star Patrick Stewart has died, according to a spokesperson, after "a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia." Stewart is known for playing Professor X in the “X-Men” film series and Capt. Jean-Luc Picard in the “Star Trek” franchise. NBC News' Liz Kreutz reports.

Prime minister claims Arab Israeli parties used foreign backing to steal elections, in which his coalition lost its majority Benjamin Netanyahu has been accused of using smear tactics to cling to power, after he claimed that Arab Israeli parties had used foreign backing to “steal” Tuesday’s election, in which the prime minister’s coalition lost its parliamentary majority. Netanyahu and his allies called on the internal security service, Shin Bet, to investigate alleged vote buying and other irregularities in Palestinian communities in Israel, supposedly funded by foreign money. Continue reading...

The Trump administration is carrying out the most intense pressure campaign on Cuba in decades. The Cuban government says its plan is simply to endure.

Finally home in Caracas, María Corina Machado called for elections next year, and said her return was organized by her team, not any government.

Alexander Zverev is the second German man, after Boris Becker, to clinch the No. 1 spot in tennis.