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US stocks end mostly up, rebounding from bad GDP report
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finishes at 40,669.36, up 0.4 per cent. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
‘I have never left’: Yee Jenn Jong on his ‘one last’ return as WP’s East Coast candidate in GE2025
He said he has stopped thinking about the odds of winning after his first three electoral bids. Read more at straitstimes.com ...
Singapore Elect-toons
A look at the wild, wonderful ways Singaporeans turn elections into a national spectacle. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...
GE2025: Cool down, consider, and cut through the campaign fog
In the flurry of rallies, walkabouts and online noise, it’s easy to lose sight of what’s at stake. Time for some reflection.
India closes airspace to Pakistan airlines as tensions rise
The ban will last from April 30 to May 23, the Indian government said in a notice. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...
Cuba pins hopes on China to help save sputtering tourism industry
HAVANA - Cuba is pinning its hopes on attracting more visitors from Communist ally China as part of a last-ditch bid to revive a sputtering tourism industry devastated by renewed U.S. sanctions under ...
12 EU nations seek to activate ‘escape clause’ to boost their defence spending
Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Slovenia make requests.
12 EU members request activation of escape clause for defence spending, Commission says
BRUSSELS - Twelve European Union countries have requested activation of the \"national escape clause\" from EU deficit rules ...
UK finance minister Reeves under investigation by Parliament’s standards commissioner
British lawmakers are required to register their financial interests and benefits received. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.