Trump-Xi summit: Win, lose or draw?
The Straits Times/ANN
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Trump says he is losing patience with Iran, did not ask China for favors
Reuters, Aboard Air Force One/Dubai
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US plans to indict Cuba’s Raul Castro
Reuters
16 May 2026, 00:00 AM World
Luxor exhibits Tutankhamun tomb artifact
Reuters, Luxor
16 May 2026, 00:00 AM World
‘US willing to continue talks to end impasse’
Agencies
16 May 2026, 00:00 AM US-Israel war on Iran
12 April 2025, 04:50 AM

Hundreds of flights cancelled as strong winds sweep northern China

The powerful winds stemmed mainly from a cold vortex system formed over Mongolia
12 April 2025, 04:44 AM

Trump ends protected status for thousands of Afghans, Cameroonians

An estimated 14,600 Afghans eligible for Temporary Protected Status will now lose it in May
12 April 2025, 03:50 AM

Gaza 'hell on earth' as hospital supplies running out, warns head of Red Cross

No new humanitarian supplies have entered the Palestinian enclave since Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks on March 2
12 April 2025, 03:39 AM

Trump, 78, says feels in 'very good shape' after annual checkup

Trump is a prolific golfer who abstains from alcohol and cigarettes.
12 April 2025, 03:24 AM

US judge rules Palestinian Columbia student Khalil can be deported

The ruling by Judge Jamee Comans of the LaSalle Immigration Court in Louisiana was not a final determination of Khalil's fate.
12 April 2025, 03:15 AM

Trump replaces Obama portrait with painting of... himself

Donald Trump took his rivalry with Barack Obama to the walls of the White House Friday, replacing a portrait of the former US president with one of himself surviving an assassination attempt
12 April 2025, 02:27 AM

Trump defends policy after China hits US with 125% tariffs

President Donald Trump insisted Friday that his tariff policy was "doing really well" despite China hiking levies on US goods to 125 percent in the spiraling trade war between the world's two biggest economies
12 April 2025, 02:24 AM

Medicine critically low due to Gaza aid block

Medicine stocks are critically low due to the aid block in Gaza, making it hard to keep hospitals even partially operational, the World Health Organization said yesterday.
11 April 2025, 18:01 PM

UN denounces army attacks in Myanmar

The United Nations rights office yesterday decried attacks by Myanmar’s military despite a ceasefire declared following last month’s devastating earthquake, which killed more than 3,600 people.
11 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Over 100 killed after heavy rain hits India, Nepal

More than 100 people have died since Wednesday after unseasonably heavy rain lashed parts of India and Nepal, officials said yesterday, as the weather department predicted more rain for the region.
11 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Iran vows ‘good faith’ in nuke talks with US

Iran said yesterday it was giving high-level nuclear talks with the United States today “a genuine chance”, after President Donald Trump threatened bombing if discussions failed.
11 April 2025, 18:00 PM

More Sudanese refugees fleeing as far as Europe

Over a thousand Sudanese refugees have reached or attempted to reach Europe in early 2025, the United Nations’ refugee agency said yesterday, citing growing desperation in part due to reduced aid in the region.
11 April 2025, 18:00 PM

South Korea’s Yoon quits presidential residence

South Korea’s impeached ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol embraced supporters as he left the presidential residence in the capital Seoul yesterday, after being stripped of his duties.
11 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Panama deal allows US to deploy troops to canal

US troops will be able to deploy to a string of bases along the Panama Canal under a joint deal seen by AFP Thursday, a major concession to President Donald Trump as he seeks to reestablish influence over the vital waterway.
11 April 2025, 18:00 PM

IMO approves first global carbon pricing system

Member states of the Intentional Maritime Organization (IMO) voted in favour of a global pricing system to help curb maritime emissions, the UN shipping body announced yesterday.
11 April 2025, 18:00 PM

4 publicly executed in one day in Afghanistan

Four men were publicly executed in Afghanistan yesterday, the Supreme Court said, the highest number of executions to be carried out in one day since the Taliban’s return to power.
11 April 2025, 18:00 PM

2008 Mumbai-attacks: India questions accused after extradition from US

Indian investigative agencies yesterday questioned a man they extradited from the United States and charged with being a “mastermind” of the deadly 2008 Mumbai siege.
11 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump admin cuts thousands off from Social Security

The Trump administration has added over 6,000 immigrants to a database of dead Social Security recipients, effectively cutting off benefits and their ability to work, US media reported Thursday.
11 April 2025, 18:00 PM

UN trade chief warns against tariff pain for countries

The top UN trade official on Thursday urged the United States to spare the poorest countries “the pain of tariffs,” as the world braces for a possible global trade war unleashed by President Donald Trump.
11 April 2025, 18:00 PM