Geopolitics & Policy
Geopolitics & Policy news — Saturday 31 October 2026
17 stories from 1 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
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FBI blames North Korea for stolen billions from Binance in biggest hack in history
South China Morning Post Tech
The theft of billions of dollars from Binance within a matter of minutes, the biggest cryptocurrency heist in history, was orchestrated by North Korean hackers, the FBI said on Saturday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a…
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Judge throws out Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein birthday letter
South China Morning Post Tech
Saying the US president was “grasping at straws”, a federal judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump’s US$10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties to wealthy…
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G20 foreign ministers end Atlanta meeting without consensus on key issues
South China Morning Post Tech
As Washington seeks to loosen China’s dominance over critical minerals, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged other members of the Group of 20 (G20) to strengthen supply chains and secure strategic trade routes as the group’s foreign…
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Clashes break out at France’s Halloween protests, as hundreds of thousands take to streets
South China Morning Post Tech
Police fired tear gas and clashed with protesters in Paris and elsewhere on Saturday as hundreds of thousands marched across France against soaring living costs and police violence, with some demonstrators dressed as clowns and witches for…
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German police fire water cannon during tense ‘Gen Z’ protests
South China Morning Post Tech
German police fired water cannon to disperse firework-hurling protesters on Saturday and were also pelted with other projectiles, as tensions rose at the end of massive youth-led protests. In Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne and dozens of other…
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Quad diplomats finalise first leaders’ summit in two years before Trump-Xi meeting
South China Morning Post Tech
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday that the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or the Quad, was not an “anti-China” coalition, as the grouping’s top diplomats finalised preparations for the leaders’ summit in the Philippines…
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DR Congo Ebola deaths top 5,000, cases recorded in other African nations
South China Morning Post Tech
Deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease and cases are recorded in other African countries, the latest government data on…
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Iran’s supreme leader warns US, Israel against war
South China Morning Post Tech
Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday warned the United States and Israel against returning to war, according to a written statement, following threats from the Islamic republic’s foes of a possible resumption of strikes. “If…
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UK PM Burnham ‘open’ to slavery apology, but not reparations
South China Morning Post Tech
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Saturday he was “open” to the UK issuing a formal apology for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, but ruled out financial reparations. The Labour leader made the remarks days before attending a…
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200 nations at Cop17 commit to biodiversity goals amid missed opportunities
South China Morning Post Tech
Nearly 200 nations have struck hard-fought agreements at a UN biodiversity summit, but the outcome was accompanied by disappointment over missed opportunities to address humanity’s destructive toll on nature. Delegates cheered on Friday as…
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Africa suffering in ‘strongmen’ era, says governance watchdog
South China Morning Post Tech
Democracy and rights are declining in Africa as leaders take their cues from the rise of strongmen in other parts of the world, the head of a governance monitor told AFP. Mo Ibrahim, 80, is a Sudanese-British billionaire who made a fortune…
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Russia-occupied Oleshky evacuees arrive in Belarus, Ukraine next
South China Morning Post Tech
Residents of the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, ravaged by years of war, began arriving in Ukraine on Saturday after being evacuated via Belarus during a rare truce brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump. “As of now, Ukrainian citizens…
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China joins global race to reawaken brain-injury patients through ultrasound therapy
South China Morning Post Tech
After spending three months in a coma following a brain haemorrhage, a patient in China has regained the ability to speak, eat and walk with support – part of an early clinical trial using targeted sound waves to help “wake up” severely…
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US, South Korea and Japan reaffirm North Korea denuclearisation stance
South China Morning Post Tech
The United States, South Korea and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to the “complete denuclearisation” of North Korea on Saturday, as Pyongyang continues to reject disarmament ahead of possible talks with Washington. Speculation is…
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Trump insists Republicans ‘have a shot’ in midterms as rallies resume amid health concerns
South China Morning Post Tech
President Donald Trump on Friday insisted Republicans “have a shot” at success in the US midterms despite a feverish end to the campaign for elections that will decide control of Congress. Trump reversed course and reinstated two rallies…
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Trump and Milei under pressure to explain role in Flavio Bolsonaro’s dramatic escape to US
South China Morning Post Tech
US President Donald Trump and Argentina’s Javier Milei faced mounting pressure on Friday to explain the role their countries played in helping Flavio Bolsonaro flee Brazil after he had his passports cancelled and claimed he was the victim…
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G20 talks expose deep rift as Russia stays defiant while Rubio pursues sideline diplomacy
South China Morning Post Tech
Russia showed no sign on Friday of softening its stance on Kyiv as G20 foreign ministers opened talks in the United States, with the Ukraine and Iran wars deepening rifts between the sprawling forum’s members. Sharp disagreements emerged…