Geopolitics & Policy
Geopolitics & Policy news — Saturday 24 October 2026
14 stories from 1 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
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Obama blasts Trump’s ‘chaos and cruelty’ while campaigning for Democrats
South China Morning Post Tech
Former US president Barack Obama delivered a scathing critique of his successor, Donald Trump, at a rally in Ohio on Saturday to support Democratic candidates ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. “After two years of chaos and cruelty…
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Trump, a critic of early voting, votes early in Florida
South China Morning Post Tech
US President Donald Trump cast his ballot for the midterm elections in Palm Beach on Saturday, opting to vote early in his adopted home state of Florida. At rallies ahead of Election Day on November 3, Trump has been urging Republicans to…
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How to share AI wealth? Neither the US nor Asia has the answer
South China Morning Post Tech
On October 18, Anthropic, the artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory preparing one of the largest listings in history, committed 5 per cent of its shares to a public benefit fund. The next day, Elon Musk promised one SpaceX share, next…
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Ukraine’s Starlink speeds restored after week of frontline disruption
South China Morning Post Tech
Elon Musk said on Saturday that his company SpaceX had throttled the Starlink satellite internet service in Ukraine, disrupting operations that the country relies on to defend itself against Russia. Musk’s admission on social media came…
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German man detained after fire wrecks Hitler’s ‘Eagle’s Nest’ mountain retreat
South China Morning Post Tech
Firefighters battled on Saturday to put out flames that tore through Adolf Hitler’s “Eagle’s Nest” mountain retreat while police detained a suspect who investigators said may have psychiatric problems. The alarm was raised late on Friday…
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Saudi strikes kill 11 in Yemen as Houthi missiles target Saudi cities
South China Morning Post Tech
Houthi media reported that Saudi strikes killed 11 people in Yemeni capital Sanaa on Saturday, shortly after the Saudi-led coalition fighting them said it had intercepted two missiles targeting Saudi cities. The Houthis’ Al-Masirah outlet…
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Chasing Gothic Lolita demand, Japanese businesses expand to Europe
South China Morning Post Tech
A Japanese fashion style inspired by historical European clothing is finding a growing following in Europe, where enthusiasts are embracing its elaborate designs and forming communities around their shared passion for lace, frills and…
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Populist Czech government pushes through media funding changes
South China Morning Post Tech
In a rare overnight vote, the Czech ruling coalition pushed public media funding changes through a first parliamentary hurdle despite criticism that they could weaken broadcaster independence. The populist government of billionaire Prime…
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Seoul’s useless placation is a warning for all US trade partners
South China Morning Post Tech
The anxiety gripping Seoul is palpable. Under US pressure, South Korea signed a US$350 billion investment deal last November for a 10-percentage-point tariff reduction, billing it as a strategic alliance. Barely a year on, the facade has…
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Chinese students in Paris hunker down as city braces for more mass protests
South China Morning Post Tech
France is bracing for another day of mass protests on Saturday, with the government promising that 70,000 police and gendarmes will be deployed across the country amid fears that last weekend’s scenes of violence and looting could repeat…
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Israel launches major operation in West Bank after soldiers killed
South China Morning Post Tech
Israel’s military launched an operation in the occupied West Bank on Friday it said would last several days and include searches and building demolitions, after gunmen killed two soldiers days ahead of Israeli elections featuring security…
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In besieged Yemeni city, drinking water supplies hit crisis levels
South China Morning Post Tech
Drinking water has been scarce for over a decade in Taiz, but the problem has reached crisis levels in recent weeks as Iran-backed Houthi rebels besiege Yemen’s third-largest city in their escalating conflict with government forces. The…
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Israeli election campaign turns ugly with jibes, attacks against candidates
South China Morning Post Tech
Days ahead of close-fought Israeli elections, campaigns have gone into overdrive with poor-taste jibes and inflammatory attacks against candidates, sometimes crossing red lines. Fuelled in part by a boom in AI-generated images flooding…
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Some Parisians buy pepper spray, tear gas for self-defence during protests
South China Morning Post Tech
Parisians are buying tear-gas canisters and pepper sprays to defend themselves and their property during protests, which are expected to continue over the weekend, the owner of a weapons shop in the French capital has said. France was hit…