US imposes new tariffs of 10-12.5% on 60 trading partners over forced labour concerns
The levies, which take effect on July 24, range from 10 per cent to 12.5 per cent and impact major economies like China, India and the European Union.
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Myanmar leaders’ return to ASEAN meetings ‘still far off’: Grouping’s envoy
Myanmar, which is embroiled in a civil war, may not return yet as its compliance with ASEAN’s peace initiative, known as the Five-Point Consensus, is still being assessed, Ma.…
Philippine, Chinese foreign ministers trade protests over South China Sea encounter
Bilateral relations have been tense in recent years amid repeated maritime confrontations in the South China Sea, which China claims almost entirely as its own despite a 2016…
Inside a 24/7 pet hospital: Following vets through after-hours emergencies in Singapore
Follow the emotional highs and lows of a dedicated team of emergency vets and nurses as they keep a 24-hour pet ICU and animal hospital in Singapore open for urgent care.
North Korea, Russia foreign ministers hold strategic talks in Moscow, state media says
North Korean state media KCNA said that the two sides had “reached a consensus on all the issues brought up for discussion”, in their third strategic dialogue held in Moscow…
After arrests, Hong Kong issues warning to booksellers
National security police searched two bookshops on July 15 and arrested five people on suspicion of displaying and selling “items with seditious intent”, the latest in a…
China tops US in global favourability for first time: Pew survey
Public opinion of the US has worsened to the extent that China is now seen more favourably in most of the 36 countries surveyed in 2026. Those include Canada, Australia, France…
Football fever in Singapore: Watching with the world
From midnight kick-offs to morning kopi conversations, the FIFA World Cup has transformed ordinary routines into a shared global experience. Here, The Straits Times’…
ASEAN envoy meets Myanmar opposition groups in Thailand
Myanmar’s army-backed leadership has been barred from top-level ASEAN meetings over its failure to comply with ASEAN’s five-year-old Five-Point Consensus peace initiative, but…
Taiwan warns of China ‘expansionism’ persisting without global action
Chinese ships regularly ply the East China Sea, Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea to assert Beijing’s maritime claims over disputed waters and islands, causing increasing…