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Violence erupts in Bangladesh after wounded youth leader dies
AFP, Published on 19/12/2025
» DHAKA - Violence broke out in Bangladesh's capital early Friday after a youth leader of the country's 2024 pro-democracy uprising who was injured in an assassination attempt died in a hospital in Singapore.
Danish PM decries drone flights over airports
AFP, Published on 23/09/2025
» COPENHAGEN - Large drones that flew over Copenhagen airport for hours and caused it to shut down constituted the “most serious attack on Danish critical infrastructure” to date, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday.
US comedian cries censorship in Singapore
AFP, Published on 29/08/2025
» SINGAPORE — A US comedian critical of Israel's actions in Gaza has accused Singaporean authorities of censorship for refusing to grant a permit for his show, but regulators rejected his claims on Friday.
US announces 10-nation coalition to combat Huthi attacks in Red Sea
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» DUBAI - The United States on Monday announced a 10-nation coalition to quell Huthi missile and drone attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea, with Britain, France, Bahrain and Italy among countries joining the "multinational security initiative."
Singapore executes first woman convict in nearly 20 years
AFP, Published on 28/07/2023
» Singapore on Friday hanged a 45-year-old citizen for drug trafficking, the city-state's first execution of a woman in nearly 20 years, officials said.
More than 2,700 detained in Philippine trafficking crackdown
AFP, Published on 27/06/2023
» MANILA: Philippine authorities have detained more than 2,700 people during raids on several buildings in Manila where hundreds of trafficking victims were paid to recruit players for online games, police said on Tuesday.
Blinken due on rare Beijing visit in bid to lower temperature
AFP, Published on 18/06/2023
» BEIJING - Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due in China on Sunday for the highest-level trip by a US official in nearly five years as the rival powers look to lower the temperature after soaring tensions.
Myanmar junta-backed media slams 'rotten' United Nations
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» YANGON: Myanmar state media condemned the United Nations as "rotten" on Friday, days after the UN special envoy for the country stepped down and the world body slammed curbs on aid for cyclone survivors.
Beijing-led talks on Ukraine a 'trap' for the West: analysts
AFP, Published on 27/04/2023
» PARIS - China and Ukraine's leaders speaking this week raises the unflattering prospect of Kyiv and the West having to reject a Chinese proposal to end the Ukraine war, analysts say.
Singapore hangs prisoner over 1kg of cannabis
AFP, Published on 26/04/2023
» SINGAPORE: Singapore on Wednesday hanged a prisoner convicted of conspiracy to smuggle one kilogram of cannabis, authorities said, ignoring international calls for the city-state to abolish capital punishment.