Iran’s near-bomb-grade uranium stock grows, talks stall, IAEA reports say
VIENNA – Iran is enriching uranium to close to weapons-grade at a steady pace while discussions aimed at improving its cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog are stalled, two confidential…
Israeli-Turkish trade on life support as relations hit bottom
JERUSALEM – Israeli-Turkish trade has weathered many bilateral diplomatic storms over the decades and stayed on course, reaching billions of dollars a year, but Israelis fear it may not survive…
EU adds 19 Russians, Russian federal penitentiary to sanctions list
BRUSSELS – European Union foreign ministers decided on Monday to impose sanctions on Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service and on 19 Russians for human rights violations after the death of opposition…
WHO chief Tedros ‘confident’ of eventual pandemic treaty deal
Negotiators failed to clinch a deal on May 24, ahead of the WHO’s general assembly this week. Read More
Singapore businesses look to cash in on cross-border payment links as visitor numbers rise
Singapore has person-to-person and person-to-merchant payment links with countries like Malaysia, China, Indonesia, India and Thailand.Read More
Five Pakistani soldiers killed in gunbattles with militants, army says
ISLAMABAD – Five Pakistani soldiers were killed in gunbattles with Islamist militants in the country’s northwest bordering Afghanistan on Monday, the Pakistan Army said. Read More
NUS law school to move back to Kent Ridge campus in 2025
The NUS Faculty of Law, currently located at the Bukit Timah campus, will move into the Yale-NUS College premises in University Town.Read More