1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (618+ words) LONDON: A second cryptocurrency billionaire revealed Saturday (Sep 12) he had matched a £36 million (US$49 million) donation, the largest gift in UK political history, to Nigel Farage's hard-right Reform party announced the previous day. News of the gifts follow confirmation from…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1132+ words) Saudi Arabia shut down the East-West pipeline after it was attacked by drones, calling it "a precautionary measure". CAIRO: Saudi Arabia said on Friday (Sep 12) it shut down a major pipeline a day after it was attacked by drones, and…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (106+ words) Top diplomats from South Korea and Iran have held a phone call, spelling out concerns on developments in the Strait of Hormuz, South Korea confirmed an exchange between Foreign Affairs Minister Cho Hyun and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi had…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (486+ words) A satellite image shows damage at the Ali al-Taher ridge near Nabatiah, Lebanon, on Mar 8, 2026. (Image: 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS) JERUSALEM: Israel said on Friday (Sep 11) that it was prepared for more strikes on Hezbollah after demolishing tunnels…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (387+ words) SEOUL: North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday (Sep 12), South Korea's defence ministry said. The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launch toward the body of water that Koreans call the…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (92+ words) Vietnamese President To Lam and French President Emmanuel Macron have signed a slate of new commercial deals, strengthening relations between the two countries. To Lam was the guest of honour for the recently concluded International Space Summit in Paris. Ross…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (938+ words) Singapore's consumer watchdog says it has received 28 complaints from members, with reported losses of more than S$63,000 in unutilised memberships, packages and services. SINGAPORE: True Fitness and True Yoga’s abrupt closure on Friday (Sep 11) morning caught members by surprise, with…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (510+ words) LOS ANGELES, Sept 10: California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on Thursday new tech company restrictions barring children under 16 from exposure to behaviorally addictive features on social media platforms and banning toys containing AI companion chatbots. The two measures were…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (230+ words) Sept 10: A Texas judge ruled on Thursday that TikTok violated the state's consumer protection law by misleading users about how it filtered content for minors and whether its "Restricted Mode" feature shielded children from inappropriate material. • Texas sued TikTok in…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (603+ words) Twenty-five years after the September 11 terror attacks, Singapore and the region face a rapidly evolving landscape of terrorism and extremism threats, says RSIS’ Kumar Ramakrishna. SINGAPORE: The attacks in New York and Washington on September 11, 2002, that killed nearly 3,000 people were…...