US Justice Department to sue Georgia over state voting law
WASHINGTON – The US Justice Department will file a lawsuit on Friday (June 25) challenging a Georgia election law that imposes new limits on voting, calling it a violation of civil rights,…
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Iran’s sole moderate presidential candidate congratulates Raisi for his victory
DUBAI – Iran’s moderate presidential candidate congratulated his hardline rival hardline judge Ebrahim Raisi for winning the election, Iranian state media reported on Saturday (June 19), as…
Olympics Games will go ahead even under state of emergency
TOKYO – The Tokyo Olympics will go ahead even if the city is under a state of emergency due to Covid-19, a top Olympic official said on Friday (May 21), underscoring the challenges facing…
Unease as Spain set to exit Covid-19 state of emergency
MADRID – Spain is poised for a surge in internal travel after a national state of emergency ends on Sunday (May 9), a move regional governments fear weakens their hand in the fight again…
Italian rapper Fedez accuses state broadcaster of censorship
Italian rapper Fedez has accused state broadcaster RAI of trying to censor him during a union-sponsored May Day concert at which he accused the rightist League party of homophobia. RAI…
US denies Iran state media report saying prisoner swap agreed
DUBAI – The United States on Sunday(May 2) denied a report by Iran’s state television that the arch-foes had reached a prisoner swap deal in exchange for the release of US$7 billion (S$9.3…
Recession risk looms as Japan eyes 3rd state of emergency to contain Covid-19
TOKYO – Japan’s government is expected to issue a third state of emergency in Tokyo and three western prefectures that could last for about two weeks, according to media reports,…
US state, defence secretaries to travel to Japan and South Korea next week
WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will travel to Japan and South Korea next week, their agencies said on Wednesday (March 10), in the…
US Secretary of State Blinken in first phone call with Saudi counterpart
RIYADH – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed “common challenges” faced by Washington and Riyadh in his first phone call with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan, state…
Prominent Iranian nuclear scientist Fakhrizadeh assassinated
DUBAI – An Iranian nuclear scientist long suspected by the West of masterminding a secret atomic weapons programme was assassinated near Teheran on Friday (Nov 27), Iranian state media…