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Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsXi-Putin meeting: everything you need to know from the talks in Beijing
We have put together stories from our coverage of Xi and Putin’s meeting in Beijing. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Xi and Putin’s…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHong Kong’s tourism rebound needs new measures of success
When it comes to tourism, Hong Kong is recovering footfall faster than spending and officials need to realise that the two are not the same. The city’s economy grew by 5.9 per cen…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsUS needs to ‘put its footprint back on Greenland’, Trump envoy says
The US special envoy to Greenland, the Arctic island coveted by President Donald Trump, said on Wednesday that Washington needs to rebuild its presence in the Danish autonomous te…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsTrump says Iran talks are nearing an end but warns of more strikes
US President Donald Trump said his administration’s negotiations with Iran were “in the final stages” on Wednesday, while simultaneously warning of further attacks, as a fragile c…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsWill US defence strategy architect Colby pave the way for Hegseth’s China visit?
The Pentagon is planning to send a high-level delegation to Beijing within weeks to lay the groundwork for a potential visit by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, the South China Mor…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHong Kong’s Central Asia pivot to boost belt and road role, analysts say
Hong Kong’s push into Central Asia aims to strengthen links between mainland China and the region while reinforcing the city’s role as a professional services hub for belt and roa…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsChina’s Chery predicts over 1 million EVs sold abroad as energy crisis persists
Chery Automobile, China’s largest car exporter by deliveries, expects its overseas sales of electric vehicles (EVs) to jump as much as 27 per cent this year, as a global energy cr…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsChinese national charged in alleged scheme to smuggle drug shipments to US
In a sign of growing cooperation between the US and China in the wake of last week’s summit in Beijing, the US Justice Department announced on Wednesday the arrest in China of an …
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHow Trump’s revenge tour against Republicans could backfire in the midterms
Sixteen months into his second presidency, Donald Trump may be as unpopular as he has ever been among the American electorate – but his grip on his core base of Maga voters rema…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsSingapore’s weaponised drone trial spotlights regional rush for unmanned systems
Singapore’s plan to trial weaponised unmanned drones has put a spotlight on Southeast Asia’s fast-growing interest in systems that can track and strike at targets without putting …
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsAs war engulfs the Middle East, China’s Xinjiang is thriving with future tech
As the war in Iran disrupts global oil and chemical supplies, China’s coal-heavy energy sector is seizing an unprecedented opportunity. In the first of a two-part series, Dannie P…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsChina beauty influencer returns after 3-year hiatus, gaining 10 million followers in a day
A former top beauty make-up influencer who has made a whirlwind return to social media after disappearing from view has called on her fans to place their trust in her. The influen…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHong Kong helpers cry out as popular garden in Central to close for underpass work
A Hong Kong migrant workers’ group has urged authorities to expand a pedestrian area in Central on Sundays, as a section of a landmark garden that serves as a popular gathering sp…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsUS to send Typhon, Himars missile systems to Japan for drills amid China tensions
The US military will deploy its Typhon midrange missile launcher and Himars rocket system to southwestern Japan next month for joint exercises with the Self-Defence Forces, source…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsRobotic ‘dragons’ clear flooding after intense downpours hit Hong Kong
Hong Kong emergency crews worked around the clock with robotic “water-pumping dragons” to clear widespread flooding in the northern New Territories after intense downpours trigger…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsThe weight of silk: what the honour means for the Inner Bar as an institution
Few moments at the Bar are more joyful and surreal than watching one’s former pupil take silk: pride, disbelief and the sudden realisation that someone you still instinctively thi…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsChina’s Xi Jinping expected to visit North Korea as early as next week
President Xi Jinping is expected to visit North Korea as early as next week, Yonhap news agency has reported, as Beijing and Pyongyang’s long-standing ties have grown warmer in re…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsMan injured in Hong Kong 10-vehicle crash during rush hour
At least one man was injured in a 10-vehicle pile-up on Hong Kong’s Tuen Mun Road during the Thursday morning rush hour. Police received the first report of the collision near Sha…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsTesla’s FSD launch in China heats up competition with domestic EV makers
Tesla announced the roll-out of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system in China, a week after its founder and CEO, US billionaire Elon Musk, visited the country as part of a tour led …
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsIran claims it coordinated passage of 26 vessels out of Hormuz in 24 hours
The IRGC claims to maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz despite the US blockade on Iran's ports.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsTrump jokes about running for Israeli prime minister
Donald Trump joked that he could run for Israeli prime minister after claiming he enjoys ‘99%’ support in Israel.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsTrump administration indicts Cuba’s Raul Castro over 1996 plane shootdown
The indictment marks one of the sharpest escalations in tensions between Washington and Havana.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsControlled reopening ends Iran’s lengthy stock market shutdown
Stocks in companies hit by US and Israeli strikes, such as energy and steel firms, didn't take part in the reopening.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsMeta cuts 8,000 jobs in sweeping global layoffs
Meta cancels hiring plans for 6,000 roles amid ongoing layoffs and a pivot to artificial intelligence development.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsRussia ‘dangerously’ intercepts British spy plane over Black Sea: Ministry
The incident came last month when unarmed Rivet Joint plane was securing NATO's eastern flank in international airspace.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsChris Rabb win in Pennsylvania energises Democrats’ progressive flank
Rabb's primary win all-but assures midterm victory in US House race, setting him on course to bolster party's left.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsSierra Leone receives first group of West African deportees from US
Sierra Leone receives nine West African migrants expelled by the United States under its strict immigration crackdown.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsUS indicts Cuba’s Raul Castro over 1996 plane downing
US federal prosecutors announced the indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsUS indicts Cuba’s former leader Raul Castro: Why it matters
The indictment against Raul Castro echoes earlier US criminal cases targeting Latin American leaders.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsChina and Russia unite after Trump’s Beijing visit
Just days after Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, Vladimir Putin arrived in China for a summit with Xi Jinping.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsWhat’s the significance of the Russian president’s visit to China?
Xi Jinping hosts Vladimir Putin a week after Donald Trump was in Beijing.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsJames Murdoch to acquire New York Magazine and Vox Media Podcast Network
The deal, valued at more than $300m, gives Murdoch control of a storied magazine and a podcast division.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsHow AIPAC channels millions through shell PACs ahead of US midterms
Al Jazeera analyses how pro-Israel lobby group has relied on shell PACs with deceptive names to defeat Israel critics.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsIsraeli settlers burn vehicles, install caravans in occupied West Bank
Palestinian residents say Israeli settlers burned vehicles, sprayed racist graffiti, and installed new outposts.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsWhy has the US indicted Cuba’s Raul Castro now?
The indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro over a 1996 plane shootdown revives a decades-old case.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsBolivian president to reshuffle cabinet amid antigovernment protests
Rodrigo Paz is under pressure from weeks of demonstrations and poor economic conditions.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsUS lawyers say man on death row could be executed with expired lethal drugs
Execution method has long raised questions about cruel and unusual punishment and botched executions.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsUS condemns Israel’s Ben-Gvir while sanctioning Gaza flotilla organisers
Mike Huckabee says Ben-Gvir 'betrayed dignity' in video taunting flotilla activists, day after US sanctioned organisers.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsElon Musk’s SpaceX unveils filing for blockbuster IPO
A successful sale could value the company at a record-setting $1.75 trillion.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsUS police officers sue Trump over $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund
Officers Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges say the fund will likely be used to 'reward' rioters who attacked the US Capitol.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsIran war live: Tehran says no surrender to US, diplomacy ‘wiser’ than war
Israeli attacks have killed 3,073 people across Lebanon since March, according to Lebanese Health Ministry.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsTrump says no escalation expected with Cuba after Castro indictment
President Trump said the United States is “freeing up Cuba” and ruled out escalation after the US indicted Castro
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsUS lifts sanctions on Francesca Albanese, UN expert on Palestinian rights
Albanese is among several people sanctioned by the US for advocacy against Israel's genocidal war in Gaza.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsIndonesians sue government over deadly Sumatra flood response
Survivors of Indonesia’s deadly Sumatra floods are suing the government over inadequate disaster recovery
Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) – World ·
GeopoliticsMiddle East: Iran says any new attack will widen war
Iran's army has threatened to "open new fronts" in Tehran's war with the US and Israel in the event of new attacks. Meanwhile, Israel's treatment of the Gaza aid flotilla activist…
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