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Putin hails Russia’s test of new nuclear-capable ICBM, calls it world’s most powerful
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Europa · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

Russia on Tuesday test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile as part of efforts to modernise the country’s nuclear forces, a launch hailed by President Vladimir Putin just days after his claim that the fighting in Ukraine is nearing an end. Putin said that the nuclear-ar…

US finalises US$35.5 billion in refunds for illegal Trump tariffs
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · SAD · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

The US customs agency has ⁠processed refunds including interest ⁠worth US$35.46 billion as of ⁠May 11 for tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump last year that were deemed illegal, according to a Tuesday court filing. As of 7am on May 11, ‌the US Customs and Border Protection …

US Senate confirms Trump pick Kevin Warsh to Federal Reserve Board
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · SAD · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed Kevin Warsh as a governor on the board of the Federal Reserve, clearing the way for him to take the reins of the central bank later this week as the world’s largest economy faces inflation at a three-year-high. The Senate voted 51-45 to confirm …

AI engine: China’s booming tech exports give Beijing ‘wind in its sails’ for Trump summit
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

Driven by global appetite for artificial intelligence, China’s computing hardware exports have emerged as a pivotal new engine for growth, providing Beijing with strategic leverage as US tech titans accompany President Donald Trump on a high-stakes visit to the Chinese capital th…

Wang Fuk Court administrator outlines HK$127 million refund for displaced owners
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

Wang Fuk Court’s administrator has revealed that HK$180 million (US$22.9 million) has been paid to parties involved in the estate’s renovation project, with the remaining HK$127 million to be refunded to owners displaced by one of Hong Kong’s deadliest fires in decades. The detai…

‘Frogs in a well’: Chinese diplomat slams Europe’s ‘outdated’ approach to China
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

A senior Chinese diplomat has accused Europe of taking an outdated, inward-looking approach to China, while signalling that Beijing is open to addressing Brussels’ concerns. Li Jian, director general of the Chinese foreign ministry’s Department of European Affairs, delivered his …

Top Swedish universities eager to forge ties with city, Hong Kong minister says
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

Top Swedish universities are eager to deepen collaboration with Hong Kong in areas such as life sciences, the city’s innovation and technology minister has told the South China Morning Post during a visit to the country to strengthen ties. “What impressed us most during this trip…

Why Trump’s visit to Beijing has Taiwan on edge about US arms sales
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

Taiwan is watching the coming summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping with unease, concerned that any discussions over arms sales could see the island used as leverage in a broader Sino-American deal. Trump arrives in Beijing on Wednesday for a thre…

US consumer inflation jumps as Iran war sends energy prices higher
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Bliski Istok · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

US consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran pushed energy prices higher. The Labor Department’s consumer price index rose 3.8 per cent from April 2025, according to data released on Tuesday. On a month-to-month basis, April prices rose 0.6 per…

Hong Kong police arrest 2 women after sewage-soaked puppy found in bin, put down
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

Hong Kong police have arrested two women on suspicion of animal cruelty after a sick three-month-old Golden Retriever was found dumped in a rubbish bin in Mong Kok, covered in sewage, and later euthanised. Inspector Yip Ho-lam said on Tuesday that police opened an investigation S…

Uber Hong Kong warns proposed permit cap risks triggering 70% rise in fares
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

Uber Hong Kong has warned that a proposed cap of up to 15,000 ride-hailing permits could trigger a 70 per cent increase in fares and result in 40 per cent of peak-hour bookings being unsuccessful. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan stressed on Tuesday that the gover…

How many ride-hailing permits should Hong Kong allow? It depends on who you ask
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

Hong Kong taxi industry leaders and Uber have both voiced concerns over a looming quota for ride-hailing vehicles, despite transport authorities promising to consult stakeholders before settling on a figure. The concerns were raised in response to the Transport and Logistics Bure…

China backs Hong Kong courts, spurns calls to free Jimmy Lai ahead of Trump visit
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reaffirmed its “firm support” for Hong Kong’s judicial authorities when asked whether Beijing would consider releasing jailed former media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying ahead of US President Donald Trump’s three-day state visit starting Wednes…

Opposing Taiwan independence is in America’s own interest
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · SAD · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

As US President Donald Trump prepares to visit China, Taiwan is again one of the most sensitive issues in US-China relations. For Washington, this is not only a question about the Taiwan Strait. It is a strategic choice that bears on whether the United States can avoid a comprehe…

Dela Rosa’s flight turns Philippine Senate into battleground for ICC accountability
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Europa · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

A clip of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa running through the Senate halls to evade an International Criminal Court arrest warrant has become one of the most startling images in recent Philippine politics. By Tuesday, the former national police chief was still inside the Senate u…

German firms in China more upbeat about economy despite Iran war, trade headwinds: survey
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

German companies in China have grown more optimistic about the country’s economic outlook, even as the Iran war and persistent trade tensions continue to weigh on their operations, according to the German Chamber of Commerce in China. In a survey released on Tuesday, the chamber …

UK’s Starmer to ‘get on with governing’, defies calls to quit
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · SAD · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

British Prime ⁠Minister Keir Starmer defied calls to resign on Tuesday, telling ministers he would “get on with governing” despite a “destabilising” 48 hours of growing calls to set out a timetable for his departure after a drubbing in local elections. At a meeting of his cabinet…

Zelensky’s ex-chief of staff named as suspect in money-laundering probe
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Europa · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

Two national agencies fighting corruption in Ukraine have named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s former chief of staff as an official suspect in a major corruption investigation. Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Of…

Police raids reveal Indonesia as new hub for scam syndicates
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Azija · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

Indonesia’s latest wave of police raids has exposed signs that online gambling and scam syndicates, squeezed out of traditional hubs such as Cambodia and Myanmar, are trying to turn Southeast Asia’s biggest economy into a new base. Analysts warned that Indonesia’s porous visa reg…

Ugandan president, 81, sworn in for new term after 40 years at the helm
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Europa · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

Forty years. That is how long Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been in power. The 81-year-old was sworn in on Tuesday to extend his presidency over a further five-year term that may well be his last – although not necessarily the last for the Museveni family. The president’s…

US climber dies in avalanche on Nepal’s Mount Makalu
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · SAD · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

An American climber has died in an avalanche on Mount Makalu, officials said on Tuesday, as fatalities mount early in Nepal’s busy spring climbing season. Shelley Johannesen, 53, was killed on Monday while descending from the summit of the world’s fifth-highest peak, expedition o…

Spain reports new hantavirus case as outbreak grows to 11
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Globalno · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

A Spanish passenger evacuated from the cruise ship at the centre of a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus, Spain’s health ministry announced on Tuesday as the World Health Organization said it has now confirmed 11 cases, including three people from the cruise wh…

Asean explores ‘tentative’ Myanmar re-engagement with virtual talks
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Azija · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

A planned virtual meeting between Southeast Asian foreign ministers and Myanmar’s junta-appointed representative has analysts predicting a potential normalisation of ties five years after the coup that first caused them to rupture. Asean Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn confirmed …

Trump rejects ‘garbage’ Iran peace plan before heading to China
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Kina · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

US President Donald Trump said a month-long ceasefire with Iran was on “massive life support” as he rejected Tehran’s response to a peace proposal. The Iranian reply was a “piece of garbage”, Trump told reporters in the White House on Monday. “I didn’t even finish reading it.” Th…

Starmer is fighting to stay in power. Here’s what could happen
Geopolitika · South China Morning Post · Globalno · 12. svibnja 2026. · Vijesti

British Prime ⁠Minister Keir Starmer’s position ⁠is under serious threat after ⁠dozens of his own lawmakers called for him to set out a timetable for his departure, or resign, in the wake of heavy losses in local elections. Here’s what could happen next: Has a leadership contest …

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