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

Huge fire near Malaysia capital after leak at Petronas gas pipeline

Petronas in a statement said the pipeline had been isolated
1 April 2025, 04:15 AM

Myanmar to hold minute of silence for more than 2,000 quake dead

Many are still sleeping outdoors, either unable to return to ruined homes or afraid of further aftershocks
1 April 2025, 03:08 AM

Trump threatens $9 bn in Harvard funding over 'anti-Semitism'

Trump has aggressively targeted prestigious universities that saw bitter protests sparked by Israel's attack on Gaza
1 April 2025, 02:52 AM

China, Japan, South Korea will jointly respond to US tariffs

Japan and South Korea are seeking to import semiconductor raw materials from China
1 April 2025, 02:44 AM

World economies brace for Trump tariffs ahead of deadline

World economies were jittery today ahead of US President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" when he is set to unleash tariffs against multiple countries, risking global turmoil to redress what he says are unfair trade imbalances
31 March 2025, 15:33 PM

Pick up arms to resist Trump’s Gaza relocation plan: Hamas

Hamas calls on 'anyone who can bear arms' worldwide to fight Trump's Gaza plan
31 March 2025, 12:52 PM

One in 10 struggling financially in Switzerland: officials

Eight percent of people in Switzerland, one of the richest countries in the world, were living below the official poverty line in 2023, the Federal statistics Office (BFS) said on Monday. ..One in 10 struggled to make ends meet...Poverty mainly affected single people, on
31 March 2025, 12:40 PM

Kremlin says Putin 'remains open' to speaking to Trump

Trump earlier criticised both Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, as he pushes to end more than three years of conflict in Ukraine
31 March 2025, 10:56 AM

Japan 'megaquake' could kill 298,000 people: govt

The Cabinet Office's disaster management working group said up to 215,000 people would be killed by a tsunami, 73,000 by the collapse of buildings and 9,000 by fire
31 March 2025, 10:51 AM

France's Le Pen convicted in fake jobs trial

Her chances of standing in the 2027 election hangs in the balance
31 March 2025, 09:48 AM

Myanmar quake: Hope fades for survivors as toll passes 2,000

Myanmar today declared a week of national mourning for the victims of the country's devastating earthquake
31 March 2025, 09:01 AM

Iran's Khamenei warns of 'strong' response if US attacks

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Monday of a forceful retaliation in case the Islamic republic is attacked by the United States
31 March 2025, 06:28 AM

Israel PM picks ex-navy commander as new security chief: govt

It remains unclear how and when Sharvit will formally assume leadership of the agency.
31 March 2025, 06:03 AM

Trump says 'not joking' about possible third term as president

The 78-year-old billionaire has a long history of suggesting he might serve more than two terms, but Sunday's remarks -- followed by comments to reporters aboard Air Force One -- were the most concrete in terms of referring to plans in place to achieve the goal
31 March 2025, 05:24 AM

Netanyahu vows to pressure Hamas after ceasefire proposal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated a demand on Sunday for Hamas to disarm and for its leaders to leave Gaza as he promised to step up pressure on the group while continuing efforts to return hostages..He said Israel would work to implement US President Donald Trump’s “volun
30 March 2025, 18:18 PM

Amid earthquake crisis, Myanmar military still bombs towns

An armed resistance movement against Myanmar's military-run government criticised the junta on Sunday for conducting airstrikes on villages even as the country reels from an earthquake that has killed around 1,700 people..The Karen National Union, one of Myanmar's oldest ethnic armies, sai
30 March 2025, 17:30 PM

Trump threatens secondary tariffs on Russian oil if unable to make deal on Ukraine

US President Donald Trump has said he will impose secondary tariffs of 25-50 percent on all Russian oil if he feels Moscow is blocking his efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
30 March 2025, 16:02 PM

Earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes Tonga islands

A magnitude 7 earthquake has struck Tonga, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
30 March 2025, 15:46 PM

Trump says ‘there will be bombing’ if Iran does not make nuclear deal

US President Donald Trump has threatened Iran with bombings and secondary tariffs if Tehran did not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program.
30 March 2025, 15:17 PM

Indian forces kill 16 Maoist rebels

Indian security forces killed at least 16 Maoists during a fierce gun battle yesterday, police told AFP, as New Delhi ramps up efforts to crush the long-running insurgency.
29 March 2025, 18:00 PM