Lebanon moves to ban Barbie film for ‘promoting homosexuality’
August 10, 2023 3:30 AM Lebanon was the first Arab country to hold a gay pride week in 2017. Read More
Kremlin aide who brings Ukrainian children to Russia associated online with neo-Nazism
August 10, 2023 2:59 AM Alexei Petrov is an aide to Russia’s presidential commissioner for children’s rights Maria Lvova-Belova. Read More
German military officer suspected of spying for Russia
August 10, 2023 2:05 AM He offered his services to “the Russian embassy in Berlin” among other Russian institutions. Read More
Off the hook! US mayor goes fishing, finds $1m worth of cocaine
August 10, 2023 1:45 AM Former police chief Jane Castor had no doubts about what she was seeing in the waters of the Florida Keys. Read More
One dead, over 50 injured in blast at factory north-east of Moscow
August 10, 2023 1:06 AM An explosion occurred in a warehouse containing pyrotechnic equipment. Read More
With Eris on the rise, US CDC sees no major shift in Covid-19 variants
August 10, 2023 12:49 AM Eris is the fasting-growing Covid-19 subvariant in the US. Read More
Norway river dam partly collapses after floods
August 10, 2023 12:16 AM Norway has evacuated thousands of people as rivers swelled to their highest levels in at least 50 years. Read More
US senator Dianne Feinstein, 90, briefly hospitalised after fall at her home
August 09, 2023 11:53 PM Ms Feinstein is now the Senate’s longest-serving Democrat and its oldest member. Read More
In pictures: Singapore’s National Day parade 2023 at the Padang
From the RSAF fighter jets’ jaw-dropping Cross Turn plus Vertical Climb manoeuvre, to the Red Lions getting a roaring reception from the crowd, here are some of the best images…
US, Saudi talks on potential Israel normalisation intensify
August 09, 2023 11:25 PM There is still plenty to negotiate and no guarantee of success, officials said. Read More