Iran orders 10-day shutdown amid 4th wave of coronavirus pandemic
TEHERAN – Iran imposed a 10-day lockdown across most of the country on Saturday (April 10) to curb the spread of a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, state media reported. The…
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White House convening summit with top execs on chip shortage
WASHINGTON – Almost 20 major companies worried about a global semiconductor chip shortage that has roiled the automotive industry will send senior executives to a White House summit on…
Britain mourns Prince Philip but ‘no flowers please’ due to coronavirus
LONDON – Britain was mourning Prince Philip who died on Friday (April 9) but people were asked not to gather in crowds or to lay flowers at royal palaces due to distancing guidelines…
The sudden visit to Covid-19 victims’ families that sparked Jordan’s royal rift
AMMAN – When Prince Hamza visited the relatives of Covid-19 patients who died after a hospital ran out of oxygen, he triggered a rift in Jordan’s monarchy that has shaken the country’s…
Pentagon chief Austin to visit Israel, Germany, Britain
WASHINGTON – US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will travel to Israel, Germany, Britain and the Nato headquarters in Belgium in the coming week for talks with government and military…
Britain says forced to accede as Myanmar junta sacks envoy
LONDON – Britain confirmed on Thursday (April 8) that it could no longer recognise Myanmar’s ambassador in London after the ruling junta issued formal notification that he had been…
Israel comes to standstill to honour Holocaust victims
JERUSALEM – Israel briefly came to a standstill on Thursday (April 8) with the morning bustle halted for two minutes at 10am (3pm Singapore time) as sirens blared to honour the victims of…
Turkey summons Chinese ambassador over response to Uighur claims
ANKARA – Turkey called in China’s ambassador on Tuesday (April 6) after his embassy said it had “the right to respond” to Turkish opposition leaders who criticised China’s treatment of…
IMF boosts global growth forecast, warns of diverging rebound
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund upgraded its global economic growth forecast for the second time in three months, while warning about widening inequality and a divergence…
US Supreme Court brings end to Trump’s Twitter fight
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON – The US Supreme Court on Monday (April 5) brought an end to a legal fight over former president Donald Trump’s effort to block critics from following his now-frozen…