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Trump’s pick for Singapore envoy chided for lack of knowledge
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as US ambassador to Singapore had a contentious Senate confirmation hearing in which he struggled to answer inquiries about the city-state and its ties to Washington.
Author of explosive Meta memoir to star at US Senate hearing
AFP, Published on 09/04/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO — The former Facebook employee behind a scathing book about parent company Meta will testify Wednesday before United States senators keen to establish whether the social networking giant ever collaborated with the Chinese government.
Spike in hate speech feared as Meta lifts restrictions
AFP, Published on 09/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - The tech giant Meta, the parent of Facebook and Instagram, has rolled back restrictions around topics such as gender and sexual identity, a sweeping move that advocacy groups fear will fuel hate speech.
Meta ending fact-checking programme in US
AFP, Published on 07/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - The social media giant Meta is slashing its content moderation policies, including ending its US fact-checking programme, in a major shift that conforms with the priorities of incoming president Donald Trump.
Meta Names UFC boss Dana White, a Trump ally, to board
AFP, Published on 07/01/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO - Social media giant Meta announced Monday the appointment of three new directors to its board, including Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) head Dana White, a close ally to US President-elect Donald Trump.
Singapore minister sticks up for US envoy after scathing report
Bloomberg, Published on 04/03/2024
» A senior Singaporean official took to social media to defend US Ambassador Jonathan Kaplan after an internal watchdog in Washington reported the envoy had threatened staff and poorly promoted American interests in the city-state.
Trump civil rape trial hears closing arguments
AFP, Published on 09/05/2023
» NEW YORK - A US court heard closing arguments Monday in a closely watched civil trial that accuses ex-president Donald Trump of raping and defaming an American former magazine columnist.
Thousands rally for fifth week against Israeli govt reform plan
AFP, Published on 05/02/2023
» TEL AVIV - Thousands of Israelis demonstrated in central Tel Aviv Saturday for the fifth consecutive week against controversial legal reforms touted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing government.
Ex-crypto boss Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to fraud
AFP, Published on 04/01/2023
» NEW YORK - FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty Tuesday to US criminal fraud charges over the spectacular collapse of his crypto exchange.
Kevin Spacey faces court over 1980s sex complaint
AFP, Published on 06/10/2022
» NEW YORK: Kevin Spacey was to appear in a New York court Thursday to face a civil lawsuit brought by US actor Anthony Rapp, who has accused the disgraced Hollywood star of sexual misconduct towards him when he was 14.