Geopolitics & Policy news — Sunday 01 November 2026

The Indonesian leader's big-tent approach to governance has blurred the lines of authority and fostered friction between coalition members.

The group's announcement came after a report which said that Japanese officials had lobbied for the country's removal from its list of "high-risk jurisdictions."

The Wire China 22:00 UTC

Chinese AI firms are the top customers for Singapore-based DayOne’s data centers. Now it is hoping for support from U.S. investors. The post U.S. Export Controls Fuel the Rise of Asian Data Centers Serving Chinese AI appeared first on The…

The Wire China 22:00 UTC

Also, the “legal loophole” in U.S. tech controls and a conversation with Leon Panetta. The post Huawei in the Dock appeared first on The Wire China .

The Wire China 22:00 UTC

China’s short drama industry is taking up a big chunk of the country’s AI capacity, with ByteDance now dominating the market. The post Short Dramas are Big Business in China appeared first on The Wire China . 💾 💾

The Wire China 22:00 UTC

Trial proceedings in United States v Huawei Technologies, now underway in a federal courthouse in Brooklyn, are shedding light on the hidden workings of the Chinese tech champion. The Wire China reports from Judge Ann Donnelly’s courtroom…

The Wire China 22:00 UTC

AI safety is a global challenge, and addressing it depends on close and growing collaboration between the two leading AI powers. The post What a U.S.-China AI Safety Channel Needs appeared first on The Wire China .

The Wire China 22:00 UTC

The former Obama defense secretary and Clinton chief of staff says Beijing is capitalizing on the Trump administration’s mistakes and argues that the two countries must talk more about AI. The post Leon Panetta on Why China Has Gained the…

South China Morning Post Tech 21:31 UTC

A Learjet crashed on Sunday afternoon in a residential area in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people on board, US transport officials said. The private jet had taken off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas…

South China Morning Post Tech 21:00 UTC

A Democratic congresswoman in Michigan broke ranks with her party on Sunday to endorse the Republican candidate in her state’s key US Senate race against left-wing progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed. In a startling display of party…

South China Morning Post Tech 19:14 UTC

Bulgaria’s President Iliana Iotova, who favours dialogue with Moscow and opposes military aid to Ukraine, won a presidential run-off vote on Sunday. The race for the largely ceremonial post had pitted Iotova, an ally of Prime Minister…

South China Morning Post Tech 18:25 UTC

Ukraine and Russia said on Monday their emergency alert apps had been hacked overnight, sending false warnings to citizens about impending air raids, chemical and nuclear attacks. The warnings coincided with the expiry of a six-day local…

South China Morning Post Tech 18:01 UTC

France on Sunday opened an attempted murder probe after petrol bombs were thrown at security forces during Paris protests, as footage of an officer engulfed in flames sparked outrage. On Saturday, clashes erupted in Paris and other cities…

South China Morning Post Tech 17:02 UTC

Mass shootings over the Halloween weekend - largely in nightlife districts across the US - left at least six people dead and dozens injured, officials said. The deadliest violence occurred in Dallas, where a handful of shootings in the…

South China Morning Post Tech 14:54 UTC

Somali pirates have seized an Iranian fishing vessel carrying 23 people, the European Union’s Maritime Security Centre Indian Ocean (MSCIO) said, warning that the ship was approaching a commercial shipping lane and could become a floating…

ChinaTalk 13:33 UTC

Richard Gray is an analyst who works for a foreign policy think tank in Washington, D.C. Since 2025, South Korea’s capital markets have vacillated from the world’s best-performing to shedding more than $1 trillion in market capitalization…

South China Morning Post Tech 12:30 UTC

Last week, the United Nations General Assembly called for the 34th time for an end to the US embargo on Cuba. The resolution passed by 130 votes to 17, with 25 abstentions. It came as Cuba struggles with a severe energy crisis, mainly…

South China Morning Post Tech 11:35 UTC

The UAE is hoping for a breakthrough in negotiations between Iran and the United States while being prepared for the worst, a senior official said on Sunday, following threats of a resumption of the Middle East war. “We’re hoping that…

Tokyo has the ability to chart a stable path forward.

South China Morning Post Tech 09:45 UTC

Turkey has moved the country’s Kurdish militant leader to a newly built part of an island prison where he has been incarcerated since 1999 as part of efforts to end decades of conflict, a senior Kurdish official said. Improving prison…

South China Morning Post Tech 07:11 UTC

The Trump administration’s online accounts are circulating images of a pumpkin carved with a sombrero design and a fake Halloween-themed background around a black man apparently accused of food assistance fraud, in social media posts…

South China Morning Post Tech 06:00 UTC

Driving along the wide boulevards of Astana during a recent trip to the Kazakh capital, signs of China’s growing commercial footprint were everywhere. Chinese cars were becoming a common sight on the streets here, as brands from BYD to…

South China Morning Post Tech 00:59 UTC

A 21-year-old woman who posted on social media that she was planning to shoot US President Donald Trump at his rally in Florida’s Daytona Beach has been arrested, authorities said. Trump visited Daytona on Friday to help drum up the vote…