Geopolitics & Policy
Geopolitics & Policy news — Tuesday 03 November 2026
33 stories from 4 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
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Trump says US close to trade deal with Canada, Carney says work remains
South China Morning Post Tech
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States was close to making a trade deal with Canada, but Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said work remained to be done and that Washington had dropped some demands. “Canada is…
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Trump’s fate in balance as US midterm elections put House, Senate up for grabs
South China Morning Post Tech
Democrats seized both chambers of Congress in the 2026 US midterm elections, flipping Senate seats in Republican strongholds and ending the control President Donald Trump had enjoyed since his return to the White House. The war in Iran…
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Spain’s transport minister resigns after train crash that killed 69
South China Morning Post Tech
Spain’s transport minister handed in his resignation on Tuesday following a train crash that killed 69 people, one of the worst railway disasters in Europe this century and a blow for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez ahead of a snap poll this…
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The Cost of Waiting: Why the Houthis Are Getting More Dangerous and Where to Hit Them
War on the Rocks
In 2025, Ari Heistein wrote, “Defeating the Houthis Will Require More Than Killing Their Chief.” A year later, we asked him to reflect on the Houthis’ Red Sea gains, the limits of killing leaders, and why another ceasefire would only buy…
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Greenland ratifies Trump deal despite questions about value
South China Morning Post Tech
Greenland’s parliament on Tuesday ratified the Arctic island’s security agreement struck earlier this year with US President Donald Trump, although some opposition party members questioned the deal’s economic value. The US, Denmark and…
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Fake bomb threats on flights and cruise ship cause travel disruption in Europe
South China Morning Post Tech
At least seven flights and a cruise ship in Europe received bomb threats on Tuesday, causing disruption at airports although no devices were discovered. At least two flights to Warsaw, two to Sofia, two to Rome and one to Murcia airport…
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The Danger of Being a Female Livestreamer in China
When a fan thinks he owns you, online entitlement can morph into real-world violence.
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UK’s King Charles calls slavery ‘monstrous injustice’, as PM mulls apology
South China Morning Post Tech
King Charles called the transatlantic slave trade “a monstrous injustice” on Tuesday, opening a Commonwealth summit in which UK leader Andy Burnham is holding talks about apologising for Britain’s role in slavery. The monarch told the…
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With Copyright Complaints, Even Imposters Can Silence Karakalpak Activists
An individual claiming to be a Diplomat editor filed a copyright complaint with Meta against a Karakalpak activist. They were an imposter. The post was taken down anyway.
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Trump axes US$3.8b annual military aid for Israel: ‘they no longer need it’
South China Morning Post Tech
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Washington was ending a 10-year security aid deal with Israel that allowed US$3.8 billion in annual aid to its ally until 2028. Trump said Israel was “fine” with him ending the aid, which…
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The China-Pakistan Information Corridor Is Made to Silence Journalists
CPIC arrives in a country where the words "fake news" can already put a reporter in prison.
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How China Is Building Influence in Central Asia, One Laboratory at a Time
Scientific and educational cooperation may be less visible than a railway, but it may also have longer lasting and broader results.
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Spanish police open manslaughter inquiry after footballer dies from on-pitch clash
South China Morning Post Tech
Spanish police have opened an investigation into possible involuntary manslaughter after a soccer player died following an on-field collision with the opposing team’s goalkeeper in a second-division match. Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel…
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Amid Stock Troubles, Is South Korea’s $880 Billion AI Infrastructure Buildout Under Threat?
South Korea has emerged as one of the world leaders in the AI buildout. But now, as investor sell-offs continue to force the KOSPI lower, are its AI ambitions under threat?
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China’s AI ‘shock’, EU ‘kill switch’, Ukraine hope, Mbappe fiasco: 7 global relations reads
South China Morning Post Tech
We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering global relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China warns EU not to ‘fantasise’…
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Cuba flight, Taiwan trade pushback, Panama probe: 7 Latin America relations reads
South China Morning Post Tech
We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering Latin American relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Air China scrambles to fly…
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Decouple Taiwan From China-Vatican Negotiations
Archbishop Gallagher’s remarks about the “price” of setting up an office in Beijing have struck a nerve in Taiwan. But the two aren’t actually related.
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In Israel, Arab lawmakers key to unseating Netanyahu amid divided opposition
South China Morning Post Tech
The Israeli opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot pledged on Tuesday to form a government quickly to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but remained unclear on how, with divisions over whether to ally with Arab lawmakers. Meeting for…
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The Daily Roundup
The Wire China
November 3rd, 2026 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations. The post The Daily Roundup…
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Indian navy frees hijacked Iranian fishing crew off Somalia
South China Morning Post Tech
Indian naval forces freed an Iranian fishing boat and its crew of 20 hijacked off Somalia after an operation lasting more than 48 hours, India’s Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. The rescue of the Azini was completed on Monday in the…
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Does Reliance on China Undermine Iran’s Grand Strategy?
China’s interests in the Middle East increasingly conflict with Iran’s cooperation with regional proxies and use of coercive threats.
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The new Canada is much like the old one
South China Morning Post Tech
I came of age in Canada during the Pierre Trudeau years – the Trudeau whom Canadians actually respect – as a high school student from Hong Kong. Back then, Canadian politics meant deliberate independence from the United States. Some…
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Why a midterm mauling for Trump will not bring Asia trade relief
South China Morning Post Tech
Since returning to the White House in January last year, US President Donald Trump has upended the global trading order with his scattergun approach to tariffs and launched a war on Iran that sent oil prices soaring. On Tuesday, American…
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Spanish police dismantle Madrid housing protest camp ahead of snap election
South China Morning Post Tech
Police on Tuesday dismantled a sprawling tent camp in Madrid which had spearheaded protests over Spain’s housing crisis for more than a month and prompted early elections, police and activists said. Officers closed off much of the Spanish…
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Quantum’s Quietest Branch: A Case for Magnetometry
War on the Rocks
After an F-15E went down in Operation Epic Fury, the weapons systems officer landed injured, behind enemy lines, and with a bounty on his head. CIA Director John Ratcliffe analogized locating him to finding a “grain of sand in the middle…
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Humanity’s Promethean Gap with AI
War on the Rocks
Frontier AI systems are beginning to test the limits of human oversight, while the companies developing them retain considerable power to define the risks and the terms of their scrutiny. In security and defense, the stakes are…
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Indonesia’s Navy Is Growing. Is Its Combat Power Keeping Up?
While fleet size is an important measure of operational capacity, a lot depends on how effectively new platforms are equipped, operated, and integrated.
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Xi Jinping meets foreign leaders: tracker, October 2026
South China Morning Post Tech
Chinese President Xi Jinping met four foreign leaders in October – two each from Africa and Europe – with the month dominated by the Communist Party Central Committee’s fifth plenum. The pace will probably pick up in November. Xi has…
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New York state reports first measles-linked death in over 30 years
South China Morning Post Tech
The New York State Department of Health said on Monday that a child in Lewis County had died in connection with an ongoing measles outbreak, marking the state’s first known measles-associated death in more than 30 years. Last month…
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Tesla, Samsung Express Opposition to New US Tariffs on Vietnam
With a U.S. investigation into intellectual property violations set for conclusion at the end of the month, Hanoi could face fresh trade penalties.
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Learjet may have broken up before crashing in Florida, investigators say
South China Morning Post Tech
The National Transportation Safety Board said on Monday a Learjet 60 that crashed on Sunday in a residential area in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people on board, may have broken up before hitting the ground at high…
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The Pitfalls of Thailand’s ‘Bamboo Diplomacy’
"Its flexibility allows Thai policymakers to justify different, and sometimes contradictory, strategies under the same label."