PYONGYANG - North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) met over two days this week and reported on its achievements during 2024 but state media made no mention of anticipated changes to the ...

MOSCOW - Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said early on Jan 24 that air defence units had intercepted three separate attacks by Ukrainian drones headed for Russia's capital.

He has frozen federal hiring and signed an order allowing career civil servants to be fired at will. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Russia reprimanded the head of Unicef for not providing an argument for her refusal to brief the Security Council on children in Gaza. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The last time MAS eased the pace of Singapore dollar’s appreciation in 2020 was when the economy was headed for its worst recession ever in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. This time around the ...

BUENOS AIRES - Ignacio Russo's double and a goal from Martin Ortega led Tigre to a 3-0 victory over Argentine champions Velez Sarsfield in the Primera Division on Thursday. Read more at ...

Job cuts add to slew of evidence underscoring the UK budget’s impact on British retailers. Read more at straitstimes.com.

He said private equity firms and family offices have reached out to provide financing options. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON - The US Senate narrowly voted on Jan 23 to advance the nomination of Mr Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and military veteran, to be President Donald Trump’s secretary of defence, ...

NEW YORK – JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted chief executive officer Jamie Dimon’s pay to US$39 million (S$52.8 million) for 2024, a year in which the biggest US bank beat its own record for the highest ...

Officials say they are also negotiating agreements with Mexican companies to link people to jobs. Read more at straitstimes.com.

NFL and Brazilian officials are in the midst of discussions that are expected to secure a long-term contract to bring more NFL games to Brazil. Read more at straitstimes.com.