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Trump pauses Russian sanctions package after striking diesel deal with Putin
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Europa · 17. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that puts on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause was in the national interest. Named after late South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham, the measure had sought …

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Philippines’ ‘China-free’ manufacturing strategy is a high-risk bet
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 17. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

China and the Philippines recently traded accusations over the medical evacuation of a Philippine serviceman from a grounded naval vessel in the hotly disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. The incident has sparked renewed worries about potential armed skirmishes in…

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Growing number of ex-officials enter race for Hong Kong Election Committee seats
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 17. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

A growing number of former senior government officials have joined the race for seats on Hong Kong’s Election Committee, a trend observers say will enhance the prestige and legitimacy of the body tasked with choosing the city’s next leader. As the two-week nomination period draws…

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‘Hot economics, cold politics’: why China gave nod for expanded Japanese trade trip
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 17. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Beijing’s decision to allow a bigger Japanese business delegation to go to China next month may be cause for some optimism but “hot economics and cold politics” will continue to dominate the strained relationship between the two countries, observers say. Kyodo news agency reporte…

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Japan’s Takaichi sends offering to controversial Yasukuni war shrine
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 17. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday sent a ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, regarded by Japan’s neighbours as a symbol of the country’s past militarism, at the start of its three-day autumn festival. Takaichi, known as a conservative who routinely visited the Sh…

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North Korea says it tested new torpedo with AI tech
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Sjeverna Koreja · 16. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

⁠North Korea conducted an underwater ⁠test of a new torpedo weapon system on Thursday to verify technological upgrades, state news agency KCNA reported on Saturday, describing the test as a success and a significant step in ‌the country’s naval development. The test verified prop…

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China warns EU not to ‘fantasise’ on trade approach as Brussels confirms new ‘kill switch’
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 16. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Beijing warned Brussels not to “fantasise” that taking a hard line will force it into concessions, as the bloc confirmed plans for a gung-ho new kill switch that will allow Brussels to “immediately” kick China out of the single market. Exactly a week after the two sides struck a …

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New details emerge in US investigations of Chinese-American scientists over China links
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 16. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

A US congressional committee has released details of investigations into dozens of researchers, many of them Chinese-American, revealing the scale of government scrutiny sweeping academia over alleged links to China. The documents – running to hundreds of pages – were released al…

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs moved to new prison after reports of luxury lifestyle behind bars
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Globalno · 16. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been moved to a federal prison in Pennsylvania after reports that the hip-hop mogul was living the high life and was injured in a fight at his New Jersey lock-up, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday. The federal Bureau of Prisons is transferrin…

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Paraguay’s tech minister defies Beijing sanctions, says Taiwan ties ‘not up for negotiation’
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 16. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Paraguay’s technology minister said on Thursday that sanctions imposed on him by Beijing over his country’s ties with Taiwan would only accelerate joint projects with the island. Gustavo Villate, who heads the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies, wrote in a len…

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Americans see China more positively than Russia, but both near bottom of G20: Pew report
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 16. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

As the US prepares to host the G20 summit in Miami in December, Americans’ views of participating countries vary, with China viewed more favourably than Russia, although both rank near the bottom, according to the latest Pew Research Centre report. Americans gave China an average…

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China pushes back as US lawmaker seeks blacklist of universities and tech labs
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 16. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

A Republican lawmaker is requesting the Pentagon blacklist 58 Chinese universities and 62 technology labs as national security threats, a move Beijing calls Cold War-style overreach and critics warn could freeze US-China scientific collaboration and ultimately undermine American …

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From hospital, Pope Leo pushes Putin for ceasefire in contested Ukraine city
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Europa · 16. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Pope Leo spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Friday, calling for a ceasefire in a Russian-occupied city in southern Ukraine, as he recovers in hospital from a lung cancer operation. The Vatican said that Pope Leo “expressed his deep concern about the grave hum…

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Zelensky asks EU for extra $79 billion to sustain Ukraine’s war effort
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Europa · 16. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday asked European Union leaders to provide Kyiv an extra 70 billion euros (US$79 billion) in funding next year to help it keep fighting Russia. “The war will cost 155 billion euros next year. And we need at least 70 billion euros more…

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A US scholar’s take on how shifts in US-China relations are felt in a Tsinghua classroom
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · SAD · 16. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

China and America are talking again. There are leaders’ meetings, phone calls and a new channel for discussing artificial intelligence. Officials are cautiously trying to keep the relationship from veering into crisis. And yet some of the hardest questions remain untouched. Neith…

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Hong Kong police arrest 2 men over HK$1.7 million Kowloon break-in spree
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 16. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Hong Kong police have arrested two men over their alleged involvement in at least six break-ins across Kowloon over the past three months, with total losses amounting to HK$1.7 million (US$216,629). The pair – a 54-year-old mainland Chinese man and a 34-year-old Hong Kong residen…

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Japan taps foreign tech to plug defence gaps as China’s power grows. Will it pay off?
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 16. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Japan is increasingly turning to foreign companies to accelerate its military modernisation, drawing on overseas technology, expertise and production capacity to plug defence gaps that could prove critical in a potential regional conflict involving China. The push has gathered mo…

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AI-powered drones to help detect hill fires during Chung Yeung Festival
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 16. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department will launch three new AI-assisted drone technologies to strengthen fire detection and its response to heightened risks during tomb-sweeping activities ahead of the Chung Yeung Festival on Sunday. Wong Tak-fai, acting divisional officer for inf…

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Indian police detain ‘cockroach’ movement leader ahead of New Delhi protest
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Azija · 16. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Police detained India’s ‘cockroach’ movement founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday, live images ‌from his group showed, ahead of a protest called by him in capital New Delhi’s central business district, the latest rally to demand the resignation of India’s election chief. The youth-le…

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Singapore targets 7 companies over wildfires in Indonesia as toxic haze worsens
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 16. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Singapore has identified seven companies it says were involved in wildfires in Indonesia that are choking the city state with haze, and plans to issue notices requiring them to take preventive measures, the Business Times reported. The companies will receive notices under the Tra…

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China urges Israel to end West Bank settlement expansion and ease Gaza crisis
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Bliski Istok · 16. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

In talks with Israel’s president on Thursday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for an immediate easing of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and for Israel to reverse its West Bank settlement expansion. “The imperative priority is to fully open access routes into Gaza. Two mi…

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Malaysia’s Negeri Sembilan ruler orders chief minister out of sight in rare public rebuke
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · SAD · 16. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

A Malaysian ruler known for being reserved has publicly berated his chief minister over efforts to unseat him, telling the politician to “go away” and withdraw his claim that the monarch no longer holds the throne. Negeri Sembilan, south of Kuala Lumpur, has been caught in a disp…

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Ex-father-in-law failed to repay HK$250,000 loan, Abby Choi murder trial hears
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 16. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

The former father-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung failed to repay a HK$250,000 loan from her partner’s father and asked for help in hiring lawyers after he was remanded in custody for allegedly killing the model three years ago, a court has heard. Tam Chak-…

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EU rallies around Zelensky as rift widens with Trump over Russia energy strikes
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Europa · 16. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

European leaders on Friday rallied around Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky as Kyiv’s ties with US President Donald Trump have nosedived and worries grow that US leader is increasingly siding with Russia. Relations between Kyiv and Washington have soured since last week, when Trump ea…

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China leans in to hi-tech systems to counter emerging AI-fuelled terror threats
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 16. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

China revealed AI-powered drone interceptors and other uncrewed systems at an international counterterrorism forum in Beijing this week, as security experts warned that new technologies could enable new forms of terrorism. The equipment was on display at the Great Wall-2026 Inter…

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