Iran and Israel Stand Down, Kim Meet Xi in Pyongyang and Singapore Hiring Hits Five-Year Low
Headline news for June 9, 2026: Iran and Israel halt direct attacks on each other after President Trump intervenes but Israel says strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon will continue in full force and Iran ...
9 Juni 3min
Earthquake Hits Mindanao Tsunami Warnings Across the Region, Kospi Tumbles
Headline news for June 8, 2026: A powerful earthquake strikes off Mindanao this morning with tsunami warnings issued across the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia with coastal residents ordered to ev...
8 Juni 3min
Indonesia's Market Rout, Hezbollah Blocks Lebanon Peace and Singapore Faces New US Tariff
Headline news for June 5, 2026: Indonesia's stock market has tumbled thirty-six per cent from its record high as the rupiah hits an all-time low past eighteen thousand to the dollar. Hezbollah rejects...
5 Juni 3min
Singapore Faces US Tariff Threat, Lebanon Ceasefire and the House Rebukes Trump on Iran
Headline news for June 4, 2026: South Korea's ruling Democrats sweep local elections but face a narrow defeat in the Seoul mayoralty. Lebanon and Israel agree to implement a ceasefire contingent on He...
4 Juni 3min
Iran Strikes Kuwait and Bahrain, US Hits Qeshm Island and Japan Passes Emergency Budget
Headline news for June 3, 2026: Iran fires ballistic missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain but all fail or are intercepted as the US strikes Qeshm Island in response and Iran's Revolutionary Guards warn of a...
3 Juni 4min
Lebanon Declares Ceasefire, Anthropic Files for IPO and Johor to Head to Polls
Headline news for June 2, 2026: Lebanon announces a partial ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel — but Netanyahu says military operations in the south will continue. Anthropic confidentially files f...
2 Juni 3min
Asia’s largest security summit begins in Singapore, amidst US-Iran deal
Headline news for May 29, 2026: Asia’s largest security conference, Shangri-La Dialogue kicks off its twenty-third session in Singapore today. The US and Iran reach a deal to extend the ceasefire, pen...
29 Maj 3min
Trump says no one gets to control the Strait of Hormuz, as US launches new strikes on Iran
Headline news for May 28, 2026: US launches new strikes on an Iranian military site, complicating an already uncertain US-Iran draft framework deal. The RBNZ holds rates steady as New Zealand reveals ...
28 Maj 3min
