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NKorea fires several short-range projectiles into sea
SEOUL: North Korea fired several unidentified short-range projectiles into the sea off its eastern coast on Saturday, the South Korean
Indonesia sinks 51 foreign boats to fight against poaching
JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities have resumed their tough stance against illegal fishing in the country’s water by sinking 51 foreign ships.Maritime
Fines, jail time? Dems digging in as Trump resists oversight
WASHINGTON: They’re talking about jailing people at the Capitol. Imposing steep fines.All sorts of extraordinary, if long-shot measures to force
Spanish court to rule if Puigdemont can run in EU election
MADRID: Spain‘s Supreme Court will decide whether Carles Puigdemont and two other Catalan separatists who fled abroad to escape arrest
Secretive ‘hero’ blogger rips into Kremlin, one click at a time
MOSCOW: He is wheelchair-bound and has limited use of his hands but Alexander Gorbunov, the author of hugely popular social
Gaza militants fire 90 rockets into Israel
GAZA CITY: Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired at least 90 rockets into southern Israel on Saturday, according to
Cyclone Fani kills 14, injures 63 in Bangladesh: Report
DHAKA: At least 14 people were killed and 63 others injured as severe cyclone Fani barrelled into Bangladesh on Saturday,
Around 50 rockets fired at Israel from Gaza: Israeli army
JERUSALEM: A barrage of around 50 rockets was fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip on Saturday and dozens were
Pakistani among 4 arrested without visas in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: Four foreign nationals including one from Pakistan who violated immigration and emigration regulations were arrested by the police in
Discussing three-way nuclear deal that includes Russia, China: Donald Trump
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said that he and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin were discussing a potential three-way
US still pondering military options in Venezuela
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration ended a week of pointed but vague threats of a military response to the Venezuelan political
Coronation begins for King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand
BANGKOK: The coronation ceremony for King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Rama X of Thailand, began Saturday in an elaborate show of pageantry,
Boeing 737 goes into Florida river with 136 on board, no fatalities
A Boeing 737 commercial jet with 136 people on board slid into the St. Johns River near Jacksonville, Florida after
North Korea fires short-range projectiles: Seoul
SEOUL: North Korea launched projectiles into the sea Saturday, the South Korean military said, in what could be Pyongyang‘s first
Japan’s emperor greets public for 1st time since succession
TOKYO: Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has greeted the public for the first time since his succession, expressing hope for Japan to
Sri Lanka blasts mastermind’s one-time-mentor may have been killed in encounter
Sri Lankan bombings mastermind Zahran Hashim’s one-time mentor, Nowfar Moulvi, who hails from Dambulla, in Central Province’s Kandy district, may
China expanding PLA’s reach around world: US
NEW DELHI: China continues to rapidly modernise its war-fighting capabilities, ranging from nuclear-capable missiles and submarines to cyberwarfare and anti-satellite
Beyond Meat shares surge 163% in Nasdaq debut
NEW YORK • Beyond Meat Inc went where no US company had gone in more than a decade as its
Security officer turned wealth planner among Model Worker award recipients
Six years ago, Mr Wai Chee Man was working as a security officer at DBS Bank’s Plaza Singapura branch, where
Weddings, lower prices set to boost gold demand in India
MUMBAI • India’s gold demand is expected to rise in the June quarter from a year ago due to a
EZ-Link finds illegal transactions on Fevo cards but no data breach
Electronic payment system provider EZ-Link said yesterday that it detected suspicious overseas transactions made on EZ-Link Fevo Mastercard cards, but
Shanmugam spells out how law on fake news will work
A minister who acts against false or misleading information on the Internet under the proposed fake news law will have
President Halimah visits ST’s revamped newsroom
Digital technology has fundamentally changed the way people consume news today, said President Halimah Yacob yesterday after paying a visit
SembMarine’s Q1 profit down 67.8% on lower revenue
Lower overall business volume, which hit the absorption of overhead costs, dragged down Sembcorp Marine’s results for the first quarter