Sustainable funding still needed in responding to pandemics as one global community: Ong Ye Kung
September 22, 2023 10:45 PM To ensure the global commons work well, funding is required in the three key areas. Read More
US pledges new aid for Haiti, urges U.N. to authorize security mission
September 22, 2023 10:22 PM The United States on Friday unveiled $65 million more in help for Haiti’s police and urged the U.N. Security Council to formally back the deployment…
Spain sentences ex-ETA member to 30 years in jail for 2001 killing
September 22, 2023 9:49 PM Spain’s High Court has convicted Mikel Carrera Sarobe, an ex-militant of the now disbanded Basque separatist group ETA, of shooting dead a prominent politician in…
Malaysian man arrested in Oslo no longer suspected of spying
September 22, 2023 9:45 PM He may have been involved in economic crime instead, investigators said. Read More
Montenegro charges six over tunnel dug from apartment to court storeroom
September 22, 2023 9:25 PM Montenegro prosecutors have charged six people in absentia over the digging of a tunnel from an apartment building to the storeroom of a nearby court…
Amazon to roll out ads on Prime Video in 2024 amid slowdown in subscriber growth
September 22, 2023 8:55 PM Amazon’s ad-free tier will cost another US$2.99 (S$4.10) per month in the US. Read More
Ukrainian troops vow to take back Bakhmut but say it won’t be easy
September 22, 2023 8:43 PM Ukrainian soldiers are vowing to take back the shattered city of Bakhmut but face a long, hard slog after encountering fierce Russian resistance while retaking…
Russia plans huge defence spending hike in 2024 – Bloomberg
September 22, 2023 8:42 PM Russia plans a huge hike in defence spending next year, swelling to 6% of gross domestic product (GDP), up from 3.9% in 2023 and 2.7%…
Singapore museum says kebaya exhibition text edited ‘to reflect its multicultural heritage’
“It has never been our intention to downplay the influence of the Malay-Indonesian world on the kebaya’s history,” says the Peranakan Museum in response to online backlash over a revised…