Explainer-What could happen in Venezuela’s opposition primary?
October 18, 2023 7:05 PM Venezuela’s opposition will hold a primary on Sunday to pick its candidate for 2024 presidential elections, despite the front-runner being barred from holding office. President…
Doctors recount horror of Gaza hospital blast
October 18, 2023 7:00 PM The head of orthopedic surgery at Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital in Gaza, Fadel Naim, had just finished a procedure when he heard a huge explosion and…
Israel-Hamas war is stoking fear and divisions in Europe
October 18, 2023 6:45 PM Jews fear a rise in anti-Semitism, while Muslims worry they are being equated with Hamas. Read More
‘Is our own border so horrible?’: Defence slams prosecution in money-laundering bail review
The Senior Counsel said Su Jianfeng came into Singapore through proper immigration means and asked why he was allowed in if he was such a “nefarious guy”.Read More
Fearful and grieving, Gen Z Americans clash over Israel conflict
October 18, 2023 6:15 PM Kevin Khadavi, a Jewish student at Stanford University, got a call from his grandmother last week urging him not to wear his Star of David…
Putin says strike on Gaza hospital is terrible, calls for negotiations
October 18, 2023 6:15 PM Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that a strike on a hospital in Gaza that killed hundreds of Palestinians was a terrible catastrophe that…
Iran looms over confirmation of U.S. ambassador to Israel
October 18, 2023 6:05 PM U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee as ambassador to Israel, former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, was expected ultimately to win Senate confirmation, but Republicans promised he…
Swedish, Belgian leaders pay tribute to Brussels attack victims
October 18, 2023 5:45 PM Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and his Belgian counterpart Alexander De Croo paid tribute in Brussels on Wednesday to the victims of Monday’s attack by…
Scholz on synagogue attack: ‘Antisemitism has no place in Germany’
October 18, 2023 5:45 PM German Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced outrage on Wednesday at an attack outside a synagogue in Berlin in which police say two Molotov cocktails were thrown…
Couple with S$325 million in assets seized in billion-dollar money laundering case seek bail
The court heard new details including how Lin Baoying obtained multiple passports and the overseas assets held by Zhang Ruijin.Read More