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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.

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

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

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. ...

Special Actions Forces Command members enter the Cota 905 neighborhood, in Caracas, Venezuela

2025-02-06
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At least five Americans still jailed in Venezuela: NGO

At least five US citizens remain in detention in Venezuela since the liberation last week of six others who flew back home with President Donald Trump's special envoy, a local rights group said Wednesday. Along with the five, there were also two people with other nationalities but who maintain permanent residency in the United States, non-governmental organization Foro Penal

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

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who is also a senior nuclear negotiator, speaks with media in his press conference in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017

It’s not difficult to ascertain Iran won’t seek nuclear arms, Iran FM tells Trump

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday night responded to Donald Trump that signed a presidential memorandum to reinstate “maximum pressure” against Iran, calling it a “failed experience”. ...

In this Friday, Feb. 5, 2015 photo, Maori canoeists march down the street on Friday, Feb. 5, 2015, in Waitangi, New Zealand

2025-02-06
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Waitangi Day: Thousands gather in NZ with Māori rights in focus

The celebrations come amid tensions as the government enacts policies some see as anti-Māori. ...

People visit graves in a cemetery where some of the victims of the earthquake in Antakya, southern Turkey

Turkey marks two years since deadly earthquake amid pain and anger

Thousands of survivors held torchlit vigils across southern Turkey at 4:17 a.m. Thursday, expressing pain and anger as they marked the exact moment two years ago when a devastating earthquake struck that led to the deaths of over 53,000 people in Turkey and some 6,000 in Syria. The 7.8 magnitude quake struck before dawn when

A 'suicide pod' known as 'The Sarco' is seen in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, July 8, 2024.

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After the first ‘Sarco pod’ death, will Switzerland introduce stricter rules for assisted suicide?

The first death to come about using the Sarco capsule has reignited debate on whether assisted dying should be more tightly regulated in Switzerland.

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.

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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

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

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

Venezuela brands Rubio a 'thief' over US jet seizure

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

China blasts US as Panama quits Belt and Road Initiative

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

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

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

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

At least five Americans still jailed in Venezuela: NGO

French firm to continue operating Latakia port terminal

It’s not difficult to ascertain Iran won’t seek nuclear arms, Iran FM tells Trump

Waitangi Day: Thousands gather in NZ with Māori rights in focus

Turkey marks two years since deadly earthquake amid pain and anger

After the first ‘Sarco pod’ death, will Switzerland introduce stricter rules for assisted suicide?

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

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

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

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Presidente sirio recibe a Canciller de Argelia

French

IA : la France lance une concertation sur "un marché éthique respectueux du droit d'auteur"

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追踪石破茂首相（8日）

Kyodo Chinese 08 Feb 2025

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71 доллар в месяц — в каких условиях работают женщины на фабриках по переработке креветок ...

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