Geopolitics & Policy
Geopolitics & Policy news — Saturday 07 November 2026
11 stories from 1 source, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
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Want to fly to the moon? Nasa is looking for new astronauts for the Artemis programme
South China Morning Post Tech
Want to fly to the moon and help build a permanent lunar base? Nasa is accepting applications for a new astronaut class that will help grow the Artemis programme. Officials announced the news on Saturday during a Kennedy Space Centre air…
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Israel’s president taps Eisenkot to form government, in setback for Netanyahu
South China Morning Post Tech
Israel’s president announced on Saturday he would task Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government following last week’s election, in what Netanyahu’s rivals see as a first step to remove the country’s longest-serving prime minister…
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Trump asks UFC chief Dana White to be his new press secretary: ‘please take the job’
South China Morning Post Tech
Facing an incoming Democratic Congress, US President Donald Trump struck a combative tone on Saturday, offering friend and “violent fighter” Dana White the White House press secretary job and ordering the Justice Department to investigate…
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Clashes in Paris after new French protests
South China Morning Post Tech
Thousands of people protested across France on Saturday in a new show of anger against the government with clashes erupting between police and some protesters in Paris despite a lower turnout than in previous weeks. The protests marked the…
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5 killed in shooting in tourist heart of Krakow, Poland
South China Morning Post Tech
Six people were killed and at least 15 wounded on Saturday when a gunman opened fire in the landmark historic centre of Poland’s second city of Krakow, in the country’s deadliest shooting in decades. Three bodies – of two women and a man …
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Guatemalan lawmaker, 3 police officers killed in armed attack
South China Morning Post Tech
A Guatemalan lawmaker and three police officers were killed in an armed attack in the eastern department of Zacapa, President Bernardo Arevalo said, condemning the violence and ordering security forces to help identify those…
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China-Switzerland trade partnership offers a model amid fraught EU ties
South China Morning Post Tech
China has framed its relationship with Switzerland as a model of practical, mutually beneficial cooperation at a time when its broader ties with the European Union remain more complicated and politically charged. Just before Swiss…
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US and China must join hands to measure rising AI tide
South China Morning Post Tech
The next US-China talk on artificial intelligence should begin with a simple question: do the two governments actually understand how rapidly AI’s capabilities are improving? Before deciding what to do about the technology, Washington and…
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Trump confirms fresh Iran strikes days after voters punish war at polls
South China Morning Post Tech
US President Donald Trump said the American military on Friday carried out new limited strikes on Iran, targeting an Iranian air defence system. Iranian state media reported the sound of two explosions in the Suza area of Qeshm Island…
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US regulator investigates tumour risk in children given Novartis gene therapy
South China Morning Post Tech
The US Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it was investigating a risk of neoplasia, or tumour formation including malignancy, associated with Novartis’ gene therapy Zolgensma. The Swiss drug maker earlier in the day disclosed…
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Iran’s nuclear programme: US offers US$20 million reward for information
South China Morning Post Tech
Washington is offering a US$20 million reward “and possible relocation” for information about Iran’s nuclear programme, the US military has said, as President Donald Trump reiterated that Tehran wants to make a deal to end the war. A State…