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Geopolitics

China backs Brazil’s US$125 billion fund to protect tropical forests

South China Morning Post – World · China

China endorsed Brazil’s $125 billion Tropical Forests Forever Facility at a sideline event in New York on Tuesday, lending weight to a flagship fund that rewar…

Geopolitics

Why China’s property crisis is putting tax overhaul on new 5-year plan agenda

South China Morning Post – World · China

As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that have set the tone for the country’s development over more than …

Geopolitics

Italian actress Claudia Cardinale dies aged 87

South China Morning Post – World · China

Sixties screen siren Claudia Cardinale, who died on Tuesday aged 87, entranced audiences across the globe with the sultry gaze that made her the muse of Luchin…

Geopolitics

Legendary China scholar, Jerome Cohen, dies at 95

South China Morning Post – World · China

Jerome Cohen, a pioneering scholar of Chinese law who shaped global debates on the country’s legal system, trade, and human rights for over six decades, has di…

Geopolitics

Powerful waves crash into Hong Kong luxury hotel as Ragasa moves away

South China Morning Post – World · China

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing now for 50 per cent o…

Geopolitics

How you can prepare for a super typhoon as Ragasa batters Hong Kong

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hong Kong and its neighbouring areas are on high alert as Super Typhoon Ragasa makes its way to the city, poised to bring strong winds, heavy rain and severe s…

Geopolitics

How have China’s 5-year plans shaped its economic trajectory?

South China Morning Post – World · China

Though China moved away from a command economy decades ago, its successive five-year plans have remained a pillar of macroeconomic policymaking. Despite that s…

Geopolitics

Hong Kong’s office market picks up amid IPO boom, demand from Chinese law firms

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hong Kong’s office segment is picking up due to leasing demand from mainland Chinese law firms and financial groups, supported by a buoyant stock market that h…

Geopolitics

Iran faces ‘no-win situation’ as sanctions, threat of Israeli strikes loom

South China Morning Post – World · China

With UN sanctions set to be reactivated against Iran on Sunday, Tehran finds itself facing a tough choice between capitulation to US President Donald Trump’s d…

Geopolitics

Mongol parents in China bind babies in sand-filled cradles to mimic mother’s embrace

South China Morning Post – World · China

Families in northern China bind babies in wooden cradles to mimic a mother’s embrace, with the cot sometimes being padded with nappies or even sand and soil. T…

Geopolitics

Super Typhoon Ragasa: Pearl River Delta in China hit by 212km/h winds

South China Morning Post – World · China

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing now for 50 per cent o…

Geopolitics

Why Beijing parade resonated deeply with people in Hong Kong, Macau too

South China Morning Post – World · China

The military parade in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese people’s war of resistance against Japanese aggression drew global at…

Geopolitics

Trump tells Nato nations to shoot down intruding Russian planes

South China Morning Post – World · China

US President Donald Trump said Nato nations should shoot down Russian aircraft that violated their airspace and struck a more sympathetic tone on Ukraine’s cha…

Geopolitics

Keeping financial conflicts out of the court

South China Morning Post – World · China

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Financial markets are constantly changing, and as fintech platforms occasionally st…

Geopolitics

Hong Kong stocks rise on Ark Invest moves, stimulus bets amid typhoon

South China Morning Post – World · China

Hong Kong stocks rose on Wednesday, ending a two-day decline as China’s shaky economic outlook fuelled stimulus bets and American investor Cathie Wood’s funds …

Geopolitics

Massive sinkhole swallows cars, electricity poles near Bangkok hospital

South China Morning Post – World · China

A 50 metre-deep sinkhole opened near a Bangkok hospital early on Wednesday, sucking in cars and electricity poles, leaving commuters stunned and prompting an e…

Geopolitics

OpenAI expands Stargate with 5 new data centre sites across US

South China Morning Post – World · China

OpenAI plans to invest roughly US$400 billion to develop five new US data centre sites in partnership with Oracle and SoftBank Group, marking the biggest push …

Geopolitics

Alibaba to boost AI spending as China tech giant sees AGI as new start

South China Morning Post – World · China

Alibaba Group Holding plans to increase its capital expenditures on artificial intelligence infrastructure from the original 380 billion yuan (US$53 billion) o…

Geopolitics

What lessons can China learn from this northern city’s flood response?

South China Morning Post – World · China

When heavy rains raged across northern China this summer, Datong, a city in Shanxi province perhaps best known as the home of the Yungang Grottoes World Herita…

Geopolitics

Taiwan’s top chemist Tiow-Gan Ong leaves Taipei for Shenzhen

South China Morning Post – World · China

Malaysian-born scientist Tiow-Gan Ong, known for his pioneering work on carbon molecules and a long-time advocate of Taiwan’s open academic environment and tal…

Geopolitics

South Korea’s Lee unveils ‘realistic’ peace plan – will Kim reciprocate?

South China Morning Post – World · China

South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung has unveiled what he calls a “realistic” path to peace on the Korean peninsula, proposing that exchanges and trust-buildi…

Geopolitics

Erdogan questions world’s conscience over atrocities in Gaza

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held up a photo of a child starving in Gaza and urged the world take action.

Geopolitics

India reacts to Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Trump’s new $100K H-1B visa fee “shatters the dreams of Indians,” people in India say.

Geopolitics

Trump urges Gaza war to end ‘immediately’ in UN General Assembly speech

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

The US president meets Arab and Muslim leaders on the sidelines of the UNGA, hoping to end the war in Gaza.

Geopolitics

Qatari Emir slams Israel in UN General Assembly address

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani slammed Israel’s attack on Doha in his speech to the UN General Assembly.

Geopolitics

Qatari Emir accuses Israel of genocide, apartheid of Palestinians

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani accused Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

Geopolitics

Jordan: Palestinian statehood ‘an indisputable right, not a reward’

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Jordan’s King Abdullah II told the UN General Assembly that Israel is “burying the very idea of a Palestinian state."

Geopolitics

How well do you know UN terminology?

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

What’s the plenary, who is observing, and why are only some resolutions binding? Al Jazeera’s Alma Milisic explains.

Geopolitics

Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in Asia Cup Super Fours match

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

The win in Abu Dhabi sends Pakistan second on the Super Fours points table while Sri Lanka are all but out.

Geopolitics

Qatar’s emir accuses Israel of trying to derail Gaza truce talks

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani says the Israeli attack on Doha undermines efforts to end the Gaza genocide.

Geopolitics

Israel seeks permanent Gaza control, Jewish majority in West Bank: UN

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

A new report from the UN finds Israel has been 'systematically destroying Palestinian life in Gaza'.

Geopolitics

South Africa: Israel’s genocide must stop

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the 80th UN General Assembly, saying Israel is committing genocide.

Geopolitics

What are the risks of a global digital divide in AI?

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

UN warns 118 states are way behind leaders in Artificial Intelligence.

Geopolitics

Trump: NATO countries should shoot down Russian aircraft violating airspace

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

US President Donald Trump says NATO countries should shoot down Russian aircraft that violate their airspace.

Geopolitics

Guinea voters endorse post-coup constitution, partial results show

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Presidential election is currently expected to take place in December.

Geopolitics

In major shift, Trump says Ukraine can win back all territory from Russia

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Trump previously said both Kyiv and Moscow would have to cede land to end Europe's deadliest war since World War II.

Geopolitics

Some US broadcasters will not air Kimmel even as ABC brings back show

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Nexstar and Sinclair Broadcasting, two major affiliate operators, own and operate 70 of the 250 ABC stations across US.

Geopolitics

Khamenei rules out talks with US over Iran’s nuclear programme

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Iran's supreme leader says 'not a negotiation but an imposition' as Tehran negotiates with Europe to avoid sanctions.

Geopolitics

Macron: Security for Israel needs end to permanent wars

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

French President Emmanuel Macron said Lebanese sovereignty should not be sacrificed in the name of fighting terrorism.

Geopolitics

Ryan Routh found guilty of attempting to assassinate Trump in Florida

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

A US jury finds that Routh intended to kill then-presidential candidate Donald Trump last September.

Geopolitics

NASA plans to send manned Moon mission by February 2026

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

The crew of Artemis II will not land on the moon but will lay the groundwork for the first crewed missions to Mars.

Geopolitics

Israel escalates bombardment as tanks push deep into Gaza City

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Away from the diplomacy at the UNGA, Israel is escalating its genocide in Gaza, killing 36 people on Tuesday.

Geopolitics

Polish president rails against European immigration, climate policies

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Polish President Karol Nawrocki told the UN General Assembly that an "ideological madness” had taken over Europe.

Geopolitics

Colombia blasts genocidal Israel and allies over Gaza atrocities

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

Colombian President Gustavo Petro told the UNGA the world must end the “genocide in Gaza."

Geopolitics

Where and how to watch Jimmy Kimmel Live! And who is boycotting?

Al Jazeera – News · Middle East

As Kimmel returns, he is expected to address the controversy that led major station groups to drop his late-night show.

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