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GENEVA – A UN watchdog is due on Thursday (Aug 11) to begin drilling US officials about the country’s record in battling racial discrimination, amid mounting calls for reparations…

STOCKHOLM – Sweden’s government said on Thursday (Aug 11) it would hand over a Turkish citizen convicted of credit card fraud to Ankara, the first known extradition since Turkey…

WASHINGTON – Former US president Donald Trump said on Monday (Aug 8) that FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Law enforcement officials did not…

BUDAPEST  – Hungary slapped a fine on Irish airline Ryanair on Monday (Aug 8) for passing on to customers the cost of a special tax that Budapest has imposed on some companies in response to…

WASHINGTON – The United States will send an additional US$5.5 billion (S$7.58 billion) in aid to Ukraine, made up of US$4.5 billion in budgetary support and US$1 billion in…

FRANKFURT – Deutsche Lufthansa may face further disruption after its pilots voted for strikes if they’re considered necessary to force a wage deal. It is a move that could unleash another…

WASHINGTON – The fast-moving McKinney Fire in northern California near the Oregon border has forced 2,000 residents to evacuate and has destroyed homes and critical infrastructure…

KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday (July 30) his government was ordering the mandatory evacuation of people in the eastern Donetsk region, scene of…

Finland – Buses of Russian tourists stream into Finland at the Nuijamaa border crossing in the country’s southeast, some hoping to enjoy the peaceful Finnish summer and others…

WASHINGTON – The US House of Representatives passed a Bill on Thursday (July 28) to boost domestic production of semiconductors, the in-demand microchips that power everything…