Trump-Xi summit: Win, lose or draw?
The Straits Times/ANN
16 May 2026, 12:19 PM World
Trump's geopolitical brinkmanship has hit a wall with Iran
Reuters, Washington
16 May 2026, 12:14 PM World
Israel, Lebanon say extending ceasefire despite new strikes
AFP, Washington
16 May 2026, 08:58 AM Middle East
Trump says he is losing patience with Iran, did not ask China for favors
Reuters, Aboard Air Force One/Dubai
16 May 2026, 08:49 AM US-Israel war on Iran
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

Thailand has 'strong plan' to handle US tariffs, hopes to negotiate: PM

Southeast Asian countries with a significant trade surplus with the United States came in for harsh treatment
3 April 2025, 03:26 AM

What the world said about Trump's tariffs

China, Canada, Japan, UK, and more react to US tariffs with criticism and retaliation plans
3 April 2025, 03:18 AM

US business groups voice dismay at Trump's new tariffs

President Donald Trump's tariff announcement on Wednesday was widely panned by US business lobbying groups
3 April 2025, 02:10 AM

US slaps 26% tariff on India, lower than Asian peers

The reciprocal tariff will be effective from April 9, according to a statement from the White House
3 April 2025, 02:01 AM

Trump tariffs pile stress on ailing world economy

The latest round of US trade tariffs will sap yet more vigour from a world economy barely recovered from the post-pandemic inflation surge
3 April 2025, 01:48 AM

UK vows to 'remain calm' in response to Trump's 10% tariffs

"The US is our closest ally, so our approach is to remain calm and committed to doing this deal"
2 April 2025, 21:26 PM

Wall Street reacts to Trump's reciprocal tariffs

"It's our declaration of independence," Trump said
2 April 2025, 21:09 PM

Fresh Trump tariffs to begin April 5, 9: White House

White House told reporters that a "baseline" 10 percent tariff would start on 12:01am (0401 GMT) on April 5
2 April 2025, 21:02 PM

Trump unveils 34% tariff on Chinese imports, 20% on EU

Trump said that a baseline tariff of 10 percent would be imposed on imports from a wide range of other countries
2 April 2025, 20:53 PM

Trump unveils sweeping global tariffs

US president unveiled sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs targeting countries around the world
2 April 2025, 20:32 PM

Trump admin to stay in touch with interim govt

The new US administration has discussed a broad range of matters of mutual interest with Dhaka, while agreeing to stay in touch.
2 April 2025, 20:06 PM

Nobel-winning ex-president of Costa Rica loses US visa

Former Costa Rican president and Nobel Peace laureate Oscar Arias said he was stripped of his US visa, prompting him to brand the country under Donald Trump an autocracy.
2 April 2025, 19:02 PM

Turkey fines Meta for refusing to suspend accounts

Facebook parent Meta on Tuesday said it was fined a "substantial amount" in Turkey for failing to comply with government orders to suspend accounts linked to widespread protests following the detention of the opposition mayor of Istanbul..."We believe freedom of expression is a funda
2 April 2025, 19:01 PM

US senator smashes record with 25-hr anti-Trump speech

A Democratic US lawmaker shattered a record for the longest speech in Senate history Tuesday, staying on his feet for more than 25 hours to deliver a fiery protest against President Donald Trump’s “unconstitutional” actions.
2 April 2025, 19:00 PM

France’s Le Pen eyes 2027 vote

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said in an interview published yesterday that she would use all possible legal avenues to stand in 2027 elections despite a criminal conviction, hailing a promise to hear her appeal quickly as “very good news”.
2 April 2025, 19:00 PM

US airstrikes in Yemen kill 4 people

Yemen’s Houthi rebels said yesterday that overnight air strikes on Hodeida province killed four people in an attack they blamed on the United States.
2 April 2025, 18:59 PM

Russia, Ukraine trade new accusations No plans for Putin-Trump meeting in KSA: Kremlin

Russia and Ukraine yesterday accused each other of launching new attacks against each other’s energy facilities, in violation of a US-brokered moratorium.
2 April 2025, 18:59 PM

$8bn of Russian central bank assets held in Switzerland

The value of Russian assets frozen in Switzerland since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has risen by nearly $2 billion in the past year to over $8 billion, the government said Tuesday.
2 April 2025, 18:59 PM

US military moves warplanes to reinforce ME

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has reinforced US military capability in the Middle East with more warplanes, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, amid a more than two-week-old US bombing campaign in Yemen and mounting tensions with Iran.
2 April 2025, 18:58 PM

UK drawing up new action plan to tackle rising TB

Britain yesterday urged health experts and sufferers of tuberculosis (TB) to come forward to help draw up a new five-year action plan as it deals with record rises in the disease.
2 April 2025, 18:57 PM