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Historic Legco trip to Beijing to include tech sector tours, seminars and visits
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

All 90 Hong Kong lawmakers are set to head to Beijing for a historic “national affairs study visit” in July, attending seminars, visiting key authorities and inspecting the tech sector during their week-long trip. The visit to the capital from July 19 to 25, which will include se…

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China and Russia unite on world order, but Putin departs without concrete gains
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit this week offered China another opportunity to showcase its diplomatic weight after hosting US President Donald Trump. But behind the display of solidarity and trust, the packed trip appeared to yield few concrete gains for Moscow – notabl…

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Young Indians protest through parody ‘cockroach’ party
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Azija · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

It began as a satirical online project. Now millions of young Indians are flocking to it as an outlet for their frustration. A parody political party called the Cockroach Janta Party, with the insect as its symbol, has exploded across India’s social media by turning absurdist hum…

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2 Chinese supertankers join flotilla exiting Hormuz as stand-off appears to thaw
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Bliski Istok · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

Three fully laden supertankers – including two Chinese vessels – crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, in a possible sign that Tehran may be starting to open up the vital waterway to more shipping traffic. The exit of the three very large crude carriers (VLCCs) came on the s…

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Philippine justice chief orders arrest of senator wanted by ICC
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Europa · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

The Philippine justice chief ordered authorities on Thursday to enforce an International Criminal Court warrant for the arrest of a senator wanted on an alleged crime against humanity. He warned that anyone helping the senator evade a nationwide hunt would face criminal charges. …

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US jobless claims fall as lay-offs remain low despite economic uncertainty
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · SAD · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

Fewer Americans filed for jobless aid last week as lay-offs remain low despite a number of uncertainties that continue to cloud the economy. US applications for unemployment benefits for the week ending May 16 fell by 3,000 to 209,000, the Labour Department reported Thursday. Tha…

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AI gives China ‘God’s-eye view’ of solar, wind installations as data-centre demand booms
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

In a significant leap for green-energy tracking, researchers from Peking University and Alibaba Group’s Damo Academy have used AI to map hundreds of thousands of solar and wind installations across China. The initiative resulted in a first-of-its-kind national inventory designed …

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Singapore Airlines faces narrow window to gain market share from Gulf rivals
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Bliski Istok · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

As high fuel prices and disruption from the Middle East conflict force many Asian carriers to cut capacity and rearrange routes, Singapore Airlines (SIA) is moving in the opposite direction: adding long-haul flights to Europe in a bid to capture traffic from its Gulf rivals. Avia…

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Russia, US increasingly see China as an anchor for peace and prosperity
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

Beijing is increasingly seen as key to securing international stability and economic opportunities, a status which both Washington and Moscow are converging on. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent foreign policy interactions with the leaders of the United States and Russia high…

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Queen pushed for ex-prince Andrew’s appointment as trade envoy, documents show
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · SAD · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

Queen Elizabeth pressed ⁠for her son Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ⁠to be made a government trade envoy back in 2000, according to documents released on Thursday. Mountbatten-Windsor, brother of King Charles, served as the UK’s Special Representative for International Trade and Inve…

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Hong Kong issues red travel alert for DR Congo as deadly Ebola outbreak spreads
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

Hong Kong has issued a red travel alert for the Democratic Republic of Congo as Ebola outbreaks escalate in Central Africa, with at least 139 suspected deaths reported. The red alert – the middle level in a three-tier outbound travel alert system under the Security Bureau – means…

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China breaks ground on US$5b aviation complex in UAE as Iran war risks linger
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

Despite instability in the Middle East, China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) has begun building the world’s largest aircraft maintenance complex in the United Arab Emirates, underscoring China’s growing dominance in overseas infrastructure. The project, worth more than U…

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China condemns US ‘big stick’ over Castro charges and ‘unauthorised’ sanctions on Cuba
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · SAD · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

China condemned the US on Thursday for charging former Cuban leader Raul Castro as the Trump administration escalates pressure on the island’s socialist government. The remarks follow US announcements on Wednesday of criminal charges against Castro regarding the 1996 downing of t…

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Austrian spy found guilty of giving secrets to Wirecard fugitive
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Globalno · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

An ex-Austrian intelligence officer was found guilty of passing on state secrets to a fugitive former top executive at the fraudulent payments company Wirecard in a high-profile spy case that has prompted authorities in Vienna to tighten rules on espionage. Egisto Ott was handed …

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Labourer remanded after admitting he tossed seditious messages from flat
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

A Hong Kong construction worker has been remanded in custody pending sentencing after pleading guilty to tossing 59 pieces of paper bearing seditious messages from his public rental flat in 2024 and last year. Raymond Wong Chan-fai, 55, was detained on Thursday morning by police’…

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Beijing warns US on Taiwan ties after Trump signals openness to talking with Lai
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

Beijing has reiterated its firm opposition to any official interactions between Washington and Taiwan, following Donald Trump’s remarks that he would be open to speaking with the person “running” the island, William Lai Ching-te. “China’s opposition to official US exchanges with …

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Uber says Hong Kong ride-hailing cap ‘unusual’, insists it is here to stay
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

Uber has described Hong Kong’s plan to cap the number of ride-hailing vehicle licences as “unusual”, as the city enters the final stage of shaping its regulatory regime. Andrew Byrne, the company’s US-based global head of public policy, was in Hong Kong on Thursday, where he urge…

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US delegation may herald Hegseth trip to China
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

A Pentagon delegation may visit China within weeks, paving the way for a potential Beijing trip by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, the South China Morning Post reported on Thursday. Elbridge Colby, defence undersecretary for policy, may lead the group visit, which will aim to fin…

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Malaysia demands TikTok explain failure to block fake account using AI to insult king
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

Malaysia’s internet regulator has issued a statutory demand to TikTok on Thursday after a fake account allegedly used artificial intelligence to insult the country’s king, including posts falsely claiming he ate pork and manipulated images pairing his face with animal bodies. The…

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Xi’s back-to-back meetings with Trump and Putin in Beijing: everything you need to know
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

The presidents of the United States and Russia visited Beijing on separate trips in May to meet with President Xi Jinping. The South China Morning Post produced extensive coverage of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s summit meetings in Beijing. Here are some of the highlights of …

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China-Russia joint statement on Xi-Putin summit
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

China and Russia released a joint statement on Thursday in the wake of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin a day earlier, during which the two leaders signed an agreement to boost strategic ties and a separate declaration to push for a mult…

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Starmer’s leadership challenger Streeting floats UK ‘wealth tax that works’
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Globalno · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

Former British ⁠health minister Wes Streeting, a ⁠potential candidate for the leadership of the Labour Party, said he backed the introduction of tax changes which would equalise capital gains tax with income tax to make the system “fairer”. Streeting ‌said on Saturday that he wan…

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What Lee’s Netanyahu ‘war criminal’ remark means for South Korea’s diplomacy
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Bliski Istok · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s declaration that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was a “war criminal” underlines the balancing act between his human rights convictions and commitment to protecting Seoul’s interests in the Middle East, analysts have said. Lee’s co…

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US denies role in Norway’s cancelled missile sale to Malaysia
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · SAD · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

The United States has denied any role in Norway’s decision to cancel a missile sale to Malaysia, saying it had supported the acquisition, after the dispute raised questions over Washington’s influence on weapons deals involving American-made components. The dispute centres on Nav…

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Jailed banker ties roil Flavio Bolsonaro’s Brazil presidential hopes
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Europa · 21. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

Brazil’s right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro was riding high in the polls until the news broke of his ties to a banker jailed over a multimillion-dollar fraud scandal. The 45-year-old senator had been polling neck-and-neck with 80-year-old President Luiz Inacio Lul…

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