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South Korea aims to delay US tariffs in talks, cooperate in mutual areas
SEOUL - South Korea will seek to delay the implementation of tariffs as long as possible in negotiations with the United States, its finance minister said on Tuesday, as Seoul targets cooperation in ...
GE2025: PSP says it has been hard at work despite the redrawn boundaries, is ready to engage voters
SINGAPORE - The opposition Progress Singapore Party has been hard at work to prepare for GE2025 despite the redrawn boundaries and the short time to engage new residents, b ut is ready to engage ...
Stanchart Singapore Marathon’s half marathon, marathon to run on separate days
The Dec 6-7 event will be cut from 3 to 2 days for a 'smoother race-day experience'. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Russia jails soldier for 15 years for voluntarily surrendering to Ukraine, Kommersant reports
A Russian military court on Tuesday jailed a soldier for 15 years after convicting him of desertion and voluntary surrender to Ukraine, Russia's first such prosecution, the Kommersant newspaper ...
Vance sees ‘good chance’ of a US-UK deal, criticises Zelensky
Both countries have been locked in talks focused on boosting cooperation. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Liverpool set for ‘big summer’ of transfers, says Virgil van Dijk
His own future is likely to be secured later this week, with the announcement of a two-year contract to match Mohamed Salah’s new deal. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A brief guide to the Catholic Church's saint-making process
VATICAN CITY - The Catholic Church will proclaim its first millennial saint on April 27, elevating Carlo Acutis, a teenage web developer who died from leukaemia in 2006, to the same status as Saint ...
Harvard’s vow to resist Trump sets up US$9 billion funding fight
It sets up a showdown between the federal government and the nation’s wealthiest university. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
China, Vietnam to assess viability of new railways, document shows
Another railway linking Vietnam’s north coast to Kunming in China will begin construction in 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Russia says it is not easy to agree Ukraine peace deal with US
MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that it was not easy to agree with the United States on the key parts of a possible peace deal to end the war in Ukraine and that Russia would ...
South Korea says priority in US negotiations to delay tariffs
SEOUL - South Korea's Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said on Tuesday that Seoul will try to delay reciprocal tariffs as much as possible in negotiations with the U.S., as the prospect of looming ...
Philippines, US to deploy troops and anti-ship missile in drills
Around 14,000 troops will be deployed in the annual joint military drills near the South China Sea. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.