Here is your weekly news briefing for 12 – 18 OCT 2017.
Xi Jinping at Communist Party Congress: Time for China to take the centre stage
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-41647872
North Korea warns of imminent nuclear war
Overview of Japan’s upcoming general election
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/16/japan-general-election-all-you-need-to-know
Profile: The Haqqani terror group, assessed as the most deadly group in Afghanistan
Iran behind cyberattacks on British lawmakers
Israel to join the US in quitting UNESCO over anti-Israeli bias
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41598991
Kirkuk: Iraqi forces seize key installations from Kurdish fighters in response to Kurdish freedom referendum
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41631697
Death toll in Somali bomb attack tops 300
Yemen’s cholera outbreak now worst in history: approaching one millionth infection
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