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Minister for Transport S. Iswaran visiting Orchard MRT station at the TEL 3 open house

Former Singapore transport minister Iswaran placed under house arrest

Iswaran began his 12-month jail term from October after pleading guilty to obtaining valuable items from tycoon Ong Beng Seng. ...

Vice President Sara Duterte gestures as she speaks during a press conference in Manila, Philippines

Impeached Duterte won't rule out Philippine presidential run

Manila: Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said Friday she had yet to consider stepping down and was still weighing a run for president despite her dramatic impeachment this week by the House of Representatives. In her first public comments since the impeachment, the 46-year-old, whose relationship with President Ferdinand Marcos has imploded spectacularly in recent months,

Greenland could hold referendum on independence from Denmark – Europe live

Greenlandic parliament calls for snap election for 11 March as ruling party, Siumut, proposes accelerating independence process

A bell towel of an Orthodox church in the town of Oia on the earthquake-struck island of Santorini, Greece

2025-02-07
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As Greece declares ’emergency’ over Santorini earthquakes, what’s next?

The Greek island of Santorini has been placed in a state of emergency after experiencing its strongest earthquake following days of continuous tremors. A magnitude 5.2 quake struck Santorini on Wednesday evening, the first to surpass 5.0 since tremors began last week. On Thursday, two larger tremors jolted the island, each exceeding a magnitude of 4.0.Recommended Stories list

People stand at a street memorial outside the Azerbaijani embassy in Moscow, Russia

Azerbaijan escalates rare standoff with Russia over downing of passenger plane

Azerbaijan is escalating its rare standoff with the Kremlin as the fallout from the downing of an Azerbaijani passenger jet continues, highlighting Russia’s diminishing influence across the former Soviet Union.

Masada semi automatic pistol 9x19mm parabellum on display at a Gun Expo event.

2025-02-07
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Sweden to limit access to semi-automatic weapons after mass shooting

Sweden's government has said that it will introduce a bill to amend Swedish gun laws and restrict access to semi-automatic guns, following the country's worst mass shooting this week. The move comes days after a gunman killed 10 people, before turning a weapon on himself, at an education centre in Örebro, west of Stockholm. "There are certain types of weapons that are so

Argentinian Flag and Congreso building (chamber of deputies). Buenos Aires, Argentina

Argentina gang crackdown has dried up cocaine exports, security minister says

BUENOS AIRES - Patricia Bullrich, Argentina's security

The flags of the US and China are displayed together on top of a trishaw in Beijing on Sept. 16, 2018

2025-02-07
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China blasts US as Panama quits Belt and Road Initiative

China has slammed Washington’s “Cold War mentality” in Latin America after Panama quit its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China on Friday hit out at the United States for sabotaging the global infrastructure programme.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Have Trump’s tariff threats helped

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks during an interview with The Associated Press on Sept. 23, 2022, in New York

Marcos dismisses ‘role’ in VP Sara impeachment

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Thursday assured the public he had no “role” in the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte amid overwhelming support from allies in signing the complaint. “The executive cannot have a hand in the

FILE - Smoke from the Palisades Fire rises over residences in Mandeville Canyon Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles.

2025-02-06
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Year begins with warmest January despite shift towards cooling La Nina

Last month was the world’s warmest January on record, continuing a streak of extreme global temperatures despite a shift towards the cooling La Nina weather pattern, European Union scientists said on Thursday. January extended a run of extraordinary heat, in which 18 of the last 19 months saw an average global temperature of more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial

Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike on residential buildings and a mosque in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.

Brussels parliament moves to recognize Israel’s war on Gaza as genocide

ER Editor: The report below talks about the ‘Brussels parliament’, which it must be noted is not the EU Parliament — The Brussels Parliament is a regional parliament that governs the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. The parliament is made up of 89 members who are elected by universal suffrage every five years. (source) *** Meanwhile, there is still a fight

Emmanuel Macron listens to teachers during a visit to a vocational school in Orange, Southeastern France

Macron invites Syria’s Sharaa to France for first EU visit

French President Emmanuel Macron has invited Syria's new interim president, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, to visit France in the coming weeks, Damascus confirmed on Wednesday. The French leader spoke with Al-Sharaa on the phone, addressing a range of topics including Paris's commitment to lifting economic sanctions on the country to enable Syria's path to economic recovery, a statement from

Interior of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Terminal 1‎, China

China Building World’s Largest Offshore Airport: Strategic Triumph or Costly Gamble?

Commentary China is constructing what could be the world’s largest man-made island airport, raising concerns in Japan and South

A young boy sweeps his prayer rug around his shoulders to carry it to where he will pray, as he joins hundreds of other worshippers outside the Emir's Palace Mosque in Daura, the home town of opposition candidate Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, in Katsina state in northern Nigeria

Fire at Islamic school in Northwestern Nigeria kills 17 children

At least 17 children were killed in a fire that broke out in an Islamic school in northwestern Nigeria, the country’s emergency response agency said, as authorities launched an investigation into the cause on Thursday. About 100 children were at the school when the fire broke

Opposition leader Donald Tusk speaks behind a poster Poland during a march to support the opposition against the governing populist Law and Justice party in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023.

Polish Prosecutors Investigate PM Tusk For Alleged Coup Attempt

The Polish Prosecutor-General's Office has launched an investigation into Prime Minister Donald Tusk after the head of the country's Constitutional Tribunal accused him and other senior ruling

Students recite vocabulary during a Mandarin Chinese class at Nagqu No. 2 Senior High School, a public boarding school for students from northern Tibet, in Lhasa in western China's Tibet Autonomous Region

China intensifies crackdown on Tibetan schools, forcibly replacing heritage with state-controlled education

Beijing [China], February 6 (ANI): The Chinese government has targeted private-owned educational institutes that support Tibetan language and culture as part of their repression of Tibetans' fundamental rights. According to a report by Human Rights Watch, the Jigme Gyaltsen Vocational High School, which was connected to Ragya Monastery, in the Golok grasslands of

FILE-An Ethiopian woman stands by USAID sacks of wheat to be distributed by the Relief Society of Tigray in the town of Agula, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia Saturday, May 8, 2021.

What Is USAID and What Impact Does It Have Across the Globe?

The Trump Administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development has drawn widespread criticism from congressional Democrats and raised questions and concern about the influence billionaire ally Elon Musk wields over the federal government. The United States is by far the world’s largest source of foreign assistance, although several

Police officers stand guard near the scene of a shooting at an adult education center on the outskirts of Orebro, Sweden

2025-02-06
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Swedish school gunman shouted ‘you should go away from Europe’ as he fired on victims

The gunman who killed 10 people in an attack on a school in Sweden shouted “you should go away from Europe” in between firing shots at his victims, video analysis shows. Footage emerged on Wednesday night from what is believed to the moment Rickard Andersson, 35, carried out his rampage that killed

FILE - Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu speaks during a plenary session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Dec. 1, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. India says it has started pulling out dozens of its military personnel in Maldives and replacing them with civilian technical staff who will operate three aircraft from India that provide humanitarian services.

India boosts aid to Maldives in bid to ‘outdo’ China’s influence in region

In a sign of an ‘uptick in bilateral relations’, India has earmarked US$69 million in financial aid for the Maldives in its latest budget. ...

Latakia or Latakiyah (Arabic: اللَاذِقِيَّة‎ Al-Ladhiqiyah) is the principal port city of Syria, as well as the capital of the Latakia Govern orate. In addition to serving as a port, the city is a manufacturing center for surrounding agricultural towns and villages.

French firm to continue operating Latakia port terminal

Syria's General Authority for Land and Sea Ports said on Wednesday that it had agreed to a new contract with French shipping and logistics group CMA CGM to operate the container terminal at the Latakia port. The Syrian port authority said in

Germany’s chancellor Scholz calls al-Sharaa, affirms support for Syria

Venezuela brands Rubio a 'thief' over US jet seizure

The Chris Hedges Report: Arab Regimes & the Betrayal of Palestine

Former Singapore transport minister Iswaran placed under house arrest

Impeached Duterte won't rule out Philippine presidential run

Greenland could hold referendum on independence from Denmark – Europe live

As Greece declares ’emergency’ over Santorini earthquakes, what’s next?

Azerbaijan escalates rare standoff with Russia over downing of passenger plane

Sweden to limit access to semi-automatic weapons after mass shooting

Argentina gang crackdown has dried up cocaine exports, security minister says

China blasts US as Panama quits Belt and Road Initiative

Marcos dismisses ‘role’ in VP Sara impeachment

Year begins with warmest January despite shift towards cooling La Nina

Brussels parliament moves to recognize Israel’s war on Gaza as genocide

Macron invites Syria’s Sharaa to France for first EU visit

China Building World’s Largest Offshore Airport: Strategic Triumph or Costly Gamble?

Fire at Islamic school in Northwestern Nigeria kills 17 children

Polish Prosecutors Investigate PM Tusk For Alleged Coup Attempt

China intensifies crackdown on Tibetan schools, forcibly replacing heritage with state-controlled education

What Is USAID and What Impact Does It Have Across the Globe?

Swedish school gunman shouted ‘you should go away from Europe’ as he fired on victims

India boosts aid to Maldives in bid to ‘outdo’ China’s influence in region

French firm to continue operating Latakia port terminal

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Mueren un niño de 10 años y su tía abuela de 75 en el incendio de una vivienda en Castilblanco, Badajoz

French

Incendie à Nice : que sait-on des causes du feu qui a emporté une fillette de 3 ans ?

Chinese

与俄罗斯电网彻底“断交”波罗的海三国转联欧盟

Deutsche Welle 09 Feb 2025

Russian

Минобороны: ВС РФ поразили газонефтяной объект и аэродромы на Украине за сутки

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