He indicated that the closures would be permanent. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Also supporting global growth is that the effective US tariff rate has come down from prior estimates. Read more at ...

Local authorities in Ukraine ordered the evacuation of families from dozens of villages on Tuesday near the all-but-destroyed ...

Pyongyang unveils its latest weapons at a military parade, including long-range missiles capable of hitting the US. Read more ...

Ashley Tellis was found to have kept more than 1,000 pages of top-secret or secret documents in his home. Read more at ...

The dismissals are expected to disrupt government operations such as disease outbreak investigations. Read more at ...

Diplomats say it was more a celebration of one man’s newfound peacemaker persona. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Mr Kirk's assassination has become a rallying point for the Republican president. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Israel told the UN it will allow only half the daily number agreed in last week’s ceasefire deal. Read more at ...

Singapore's Central Provident Fund (CPF) is the first in Asia-Pacific to earn an A rating in the annual global ranking of ...

The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it has reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistan on its loan program, ...