News from Singapore-based sources, ranked by recency.
BAGHDAD, June 16 - Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will visit Washington in mid-July with the aim of deepening strategic ties with the United States, focusing primarily on economic, trade, and investment cooperation, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday.
COPENHAGEN, June 16 - Iceland should join the European Union to help it boost its economy, stand up to larger trade partners and withstand Arctic rivalry, the island's finance minister told Reuters, ahead of a public vote on whether to restart talks with Brussels.
Trump added that he would meet bilaterally with the Ukrainian leader later.
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 16 - U.S. President Donald Trump maintained on Tuesday that an interim accord with Iran makes clear that Tehran would never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon, and he also suggested Syria could be better positioned to disarm Iran-backed Hezbollah.
The US president also appeared critical of Israel's strategy in Lebanon and suggested that neighbouring Syria could be better positioned to disarm Hezbollah.
BOGOTA/NEW YORK, June 16 - Whoever is elected Colombia’s next president in a Sunday vote will have limited room to carry out his economic agenda, economists, policymakers and investors said, citing mounting fiscal problems and a divided Congress which could make it hard to pass economic reforms.
NAIROBI, June 16 - A Red Cross official said on Tuesday that the Ebola epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo had not yet peaked, and could last for a year.
WARSAW, June 16 - A Russian artist critical of President Vladimir Putin was shot and killed in the eastern Polish town of Biala Podlaska, a Polish prosecutor said on Tuesday.
Much of Gaza was destroyed and its infrastructure heavily damaged during the war.
The court based its decision on “confidential materials” that were not shared with Dr Abu Safiya or his lawyer.
"Ending the war in Lebanon is an inseparable part of the complete end of the war," said Iran's foreign minister.
His remarks came one day after Tehran and Washington announced a MOU aimed at ending the conflict.
Buoyed after concluding a preliminary deal to end the US-Iran war, President Donald Trump said he would now turn to the Ukraine conflict.
LONDON, June 16 - Britain on Tuesday imposed sanctions on the banking arm of Russian firm Yandex, two other lenders and dozens of vessels accused of exporting Russian oil and gas, and a covert military procurement network.
About 166,000sq km of coral reefs across 71 countries have capacity to either withstand or recover from the effects of global warming.
Beijing held a state welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on Tuesday morning before Chinese President Xi Jinping and Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing began their talks.
The 15th edition of the global report also highlights Mediacorp's position in the local media ecosystem, with its brands securing four of the top five spots in public trust.
The employer installed a surveillance camera and later caught the worker with S$150 taken from her bag.
For now, what worries biologists most is the impact of these diseases on birds.
Mosquitoes have recently been detected in greater number across France and elsewhere.
A seafood trade dispute between Thailand and Malaysia has created uncertainty for Thai farmers and Malaysian sellers.
As part of its X2 project, Nike has partnered with seven organisations from seven countries to launch capsule collections, with K-pop star G-Dragon's fashion line, Peaceminusone, representing South Korea.
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 16 - European leaders will warn U.S. President Donald Trump at Tuesday’s G7 summit that a superficial interim Iran deal risks entrenching Tehran's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, while also pressing him to rethink his Ukraine strategy.
The covert training sessions focused on the use of drones.
The Secret Service’s new app, called Sentry, uses artificial intelligence in an attempt to identify people.
Harvests from some regions in Malaysia are expected to arrive in Singapore later this month, but supply is likely to be lower than last year's bumper crop.
Iran will next return to Los Angeles to face Belgium on Jun 21 when New Zealand take on Egypt in Vancouver.
