All coverage of Singapore, ranked by recency.
Some see Rodman’s ties with North Korea as a conduit for easing tensions with Pyongyang.
The Ukrainian President had revealed that North Korean prisoners had been sent to South Korea, angering Seoul.
A Houthi military source, quoted by the Houthi-run Saba news agency, denied the accusation.
The US leader's threat of retaliation came as he took a harsher tone on the stalled Iran war overall.
SAO PAULO, Oct 1 - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leads Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, his main challenger, in a potential runoff ahead of this month's election, a Datafolha poll showed on Thursday.
Using China as the boogeyman is no longer a convincing excuse for inaction on AI regulations by US lawmakers, says Catherine Thorbecke for Bloomberg Opinion.
MADRID, Oct 1 - Chances that Spain's Congress would pass a decree aimed at curbing the housing crisis grew dimmer on Thursday after Catalan kingmaker party Junts raised last-minute issues and requested the government devise a new proposal on the eve of a scheduled vote.
The family of Renee Good, a US citizen killed by an immigration agent in Minneapolis, filed two lawsuits against the US government and members of the Trump administration.
Oct 1 - Bolivia's Attorney General Roger Mariaca has been arrested two days after the United States revoked his visa and accused him of accepting bribes to facilitate drug trafficking, the country's Interior Minister Marco Antonio Oviedo said on Thursday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would use “all types of weapons” if its territory of Kaliningrad were attacked.
AI agents targeted Australian government websites and other public bodies between March and September.
MOSCOW, Oct 1 - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Western companies could get their Russian assets back if \"a favourable scenario\" came to pass.
SAO PAULO, Oct 1 - Brazilian presidential candidates will on Thursday have one of their final opportunities to reach voters ahead of Sunday's election as TV Globo, the country's largest free-to-air broadcaster, hosts its traditional end-of-campaign debate.
The government had changed the rules for ECs in hopes that it would drive down developers’ bids.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham this week opened the door to the UK’s possible return to the fold.
WASHINGTON, Oct 1 - The US Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to hear a dispute over a policy by President Donald Trump's administration that subjects millions of immigrants who entered the United States illegally to mandatory detention during their deportation proceedings.
Immigrants have filed more than 73,000 such cases in federal court so far in 2026.
BERLIN, Oct 1 - Hendrik Wuest, the German state premier often seen as a possible replacement for struggling Chancellor Friedrich Merz, dismisses the leadership talk but his profile has risen as the ruling conservatives deal with their worst-ever election loss.
Oct 1 - Ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been transferred to a military-run hospital in Khartoum for medical treatment and requires further care outside the country, his lawyer said on Thursday.
DAUGAVPILS, Latvia, Oct 1 - Latvia's staunchly pro-Ukraine Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs is likely to retain power after Saturday's national election, as many voters grow wary of potential Russian aggression amid airspace incursions that brought down the previous coalition.
The city-state’s hands-on government helps with housing, health care, marriage, having kids and retirement. Add dating to the list.
HELSINKI, Oct 1 - Finnish police said on Thursday they have launched a preliminary investigation into a series of suspected intrusions at the homes of members of parliament.
WASHINGTON, Oct 1 - President Donald Trump travels to Texas and Oklahoma on Thursday to begin a 32-day campaign blitz aimed at bolstering Republican candidates as his party fights to hold onto its slim congressional majorities in November's midterm elections.
SARAJEVO, Oct 1 - Bosnia holds national elections on Sunday which could impact its bid to join the European Union but also the influence that the United States and Russia hold over the small Balkan nation.
PHOENIX, Oct 1 - On Phoenix campaign signs, Arizona-wide TV ads and in debates for key US House races, one issue has bubbled to the top of politics in this drought-hit state: Water.
Oct 1 - Representatives of the Syrian government and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have held face-to-face talks in Turkey to try to calm tensions between them, according to six sources briefed on the first known meeting between the longtime foes.
SAO PAULO, Oct 1 - Brazil's presidential campaign draws to a close on Thursday, ahead of voting on Sunday in a race that will determine whether Latin America's largest nation follows the conservative shift that has swept the region or charts its own course.
Their recent campaign involved writing e-mails purporting to come from experts in AI or statecraft.
AMSTERDAM, Oct 1 - The European Commission has suspended its financial aid to Sierra Leone over the country's refusal to arrest and hand over European cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers, Dutch Justice Minister David van Weel said on Thursday.
ANKARA, Oct 1 - Turkish police detained the opposition mayor of the southern province of Mersin and 58 other suspects on Thursday in a corruption investigation, state-run Anadolu Agency said.
The Kremlin said it saw no reason to comment on the allegations in the absence of what it called credible evidence.
South Korea has demanded an apology from Ukraine, saying that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy breached a secrecy agreement in revealing that Kyiv had transferred two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea.
OSLO, Oct 1 - US President Donald Trump will not win this year's Nobel Peace Prize as he wages war with Iran, but his influence will still be felt by the awarding body that picks the laureate, according to experts.
Singapore has built up expertise and a strong talent pipeline in areas relevant to fusion, such as precision engineering, advanced manufacturing and plasma diagnostics, says Energy, Trade and Industry Minister Tan See Leng.
The head of the National Narcotics Agency Suyudi Ario Seto is set to become Indonesia’s new national police chief.
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday Israel will get to the \"root\" of the co-pilot who engaged in a foiled attempt to crash an Israel-bound flydubai flight and that Israel will \"possibly\" be participating in the probe into the incident.
Palestinian-American Salah Sarsour’s legal team said on Sept 30 they will appeal the ruling.
The AI chatbot generally provided evidence-based answers backed by government records.
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 - The US National Nuclear Security Administration conducted a \"subsurface, non-nuclear chemical high-explosive experiment\" on Wednesday that the Energy Department said aimed to improve the United States' ability to detect low-yield nuclear explosions.
The two will launch a gas-fired power project in Texas to power AI data centres.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the wounded pilot for fighting back after he was stabbed by his colleague, "preventing a catastrophic mid-air disaster".
Trump blamed Powell for mismanagement and pushed for legal action.
Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping's personal ties are doing real work, more than the modest outcomes suggest, says former SCMP editor-in-chief Wang Xiangwei.
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the idea after British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the UK could consider rejoining the EU.
LISBON, Sept 30 - Portugal's parliament approved on Wednesday, in the first reading, a contentious rental market overhaul aimed at speeding up evictions and ending rent controls on new leases in what the centre-right government hopes will encourage landlords to put more homes on the market.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said there were “strong indications” Iran was involved in a security incident near RAF Fairford, a UK airbase used by the US military, but Iran denied the claim.
Trump's job approval rating sagging amid high gasoline prices ahead of the November midterm elections.
WARSAW, Sept 30 - Poland will deploy new rules of engagement to counter threats in its airspace from the beginning of October, Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Wednesday during a press briefing.
HARARE, Sept 30 - A helicopter carrying six people crashed in Zimbabwe's Marondera rural area, east of Harare, on Wednesday, killing all on board, government spokesperson Nick Mangwana said on X.
BRUSSELS, Sept 30 - Rwanda had held preliminary discussions with some EU member states about potentially hosting facilities for migrants transferred from those countries, two European Parliament lawmakers said on Wednesday, citing discussions with Rwandan officials.
Sept 30 - Slovakia's main ruling party Smer-SSD said on Wednesday that maintaining the government's majority required a large effort and called on partners to keep internal disputes out of policy.
KYIV, Sept 30 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited a military command post near the eastern frontline on Wednesday and praised what he said were gains against Russian forces during a counteroffensive operation.
TUNIS, Sept 30 - Tunisian President Kais Saied on Wednesday eased penalties under a cybercrime decree that human rights groups had said was designed to muzzle dissent.
Sept 30 - The Russian government said on Wednesday it was drawing up urgent measures to control the population of brown bears that has spiralled out of control in some regions, with at least 22 people killed in attacks.
MADRID, Sept 30 - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and France's President Emmanuel Macron expressed enthusiasm on Wednesday for Britain rejoining the EU, and agreed Europe must strengthen its trade defences against China.
STOCKHOLM, Sept 30 - The Swedish government should apologise to the indigenous Sami people for past injustices and Sami interests should be given stronger consideration against mining and wind power projects, a government-appointed commission said on Wednesday.
ROME, Sept 30 - Italy's Democratic Party did not take part in a parliamentary committee vote on Wednesday on a highly contested bill against antisemitism, highlighting divisions on the left over a law seen as potentially curbing criticism of Israel.
