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23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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23 October 2025, 17:44 PM
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23 October 2025, 07:34 AM
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Ukraine defence minister Oleksiy Reznikov resigns
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov announced on Monday he had handed his resignation letter to parliament after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for "new approaches" to face Russia's invasion.
4 September 2023, 07:38 AM
ASEAN launches talks on $2.7 trillion digital economy pact
Online trade across countries in South-east Asia is set to become faster and more convenient, as ASEAN starts work on a new framework that could unlock a potential US$2 trillion (S$2.7 trillion) in its digital economy by 2030
4 September 2023, 05:37 AM
Cambodian ex-leader Hun Sen back on Facebook
Cambodia’s former leader Hun Sen returned to Facebook yesterday, claiming the social media giant had “rendered justice” to him by refusing to suspend his account after he posted violent threats on the platform.
3 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Medvedev: Japan’s ‘militarisation’ complicates situation
Japan’s “militarisation” complicates the situation in the Asia-Pacific region, the deputy chair of the Russian Security Council and former President Dmitry Medvedev said yesterday.
3 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Typhoon Haikui batters Taiwan
Typhoon Haikui made landfall on eastern Taiwan yesterday, unleashing torrential downpours, whipping winds and plunging thousands of households into darkness as the first major storm to directly hit the island in four years.
3 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Nobel Foundation cancels Russia, Belarus, Iran invites to annual prize awards
The Nobel Foundation said on Saturday it would not after all invite the ambassadors of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend the Nobel Prize awards ceremony in Stockholm this year, reversing an earlier decision after widespread criticism
3 September 2023, 07:06 AM
North Korea test-fires missiles as part of mock 'nuclear attack'
North Korea staged a "simulated tactical nuclear attack" drill at the weekend with mock atomic warheads attached to two long-range cruise missiles that were test-fired into the ocean, state-controlled media reported Sunday
3 September 2023, 02:51 AM
Gabon reopens borders 3 days after coup
Gabon reopened its borders yesterday, an army spokesman said, three days after closing them during a military coup in which President Ali Bongo was ousted.
2 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Typhoon Saola slams southern China
Typhoon Saola swept across southern China yesterday after tearing down trees and smashing windows in Hong Kong, although the megacity avoided a feared direct hit from one of the region’s strongest storms in decades.
2 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Thai king endorses new cabinet
Thailand’s king endorsed a new cabinet yesterday, taking the country one step closer to a fully functional administration after months of political deadlock.
2 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Iraq crash kills 18 including Iranian pilgrims
A collision between two minibuses killed 18 people, mostly Iranian pilgrims, north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, medical officials said yesterday.
2 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Singapore ex-deputy PM elected president
Singapore’s former deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected president Friday, earning a landslide victory in the city-state’s first contested vote for the largely ceremonial position in more than a decade.
2 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Summit important despite Russia, China absence
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the upcoming G20 summit in India remains important despite the absence of Russia and China, in an interview with German radio station Deutschlandfunk released late on Friday.
2 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Mohamed al-Fayed, ex-Harrods owner whose son died with Princess Diana, dies at 94
Mohamed al-Fayed, the self-made Egyptian billionaire who bought the Harrods department store and promoted the discredited conspiracy theory that the British royal family was behind the death of his son and Princess Diana, has died, his family said
2 September 2023, 05:01 AM
Syrians rally in south against President Assad
Hundreds gathered in southern Syria yesterday urging President Bashar al-Assad to step down, capping nearly two weeks of demonstrations that erupted over poor living conditions but have spiralled into renewed calls for political change.
1 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Thai king cuts ex-PM’s jail term to one year: govt
Thailand’s jailed former premier Thaksin Shinawatra had his prison sentence cut from eight years to one by the king yesterday, just days after he returned from 15 years in exile.
1 September 2023, 18:00 PM
‘Will contest together as far as possible’
The opposition’s INDIA alliance will contest the 2024 Lok Sabha election “together as far as possible”, the bloc said yesterday, the final day of its meeting in Mumbai.
1 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Russia to block declaration if its views ignored: FM
Russia will block the final declaration of this month’s G20 summit unless it reflects Moscow’s position on Ukraine and other crises, leaving participants to issue a non-binding or partial communique, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said yesterday.
1 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Thai king cuts ex-PM Thaksin's jail term to one year: govt
Thailand's jailed former premier Thaksin Shinawatra had his prison sentence cut from eight years to one by the king on Friday, just days after he returned from 15 years in exile..The move came a day after the billionaire ex-prime minister, 74, applied for a royal pardon over graft and abus
1 September 2023, 11:37 AM
Gabon coup followed flawed polls
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell noted yesterday the military coup in Gabon could not be compared to the crisis in Niger, arguing officers intervened after ousted president Ali Bongo won an unfair election.
31 August 2023, 18:00 PM