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Ukrainian President Zelenskiy seeks US security guarantees, the dollar steadies amid economic data anticipation, South Korea requests police help in arresting impeached President Yoon, Japan's service...

6 Jan 20253min

Update on the New Year's attack in New Orleans, Tesla's decline in deliveries, South Korea's political turmoil, China's probable interest rate cuts and Singapore's rainy forecast. Synopsis: A round up...

3 Jan 20252min

An Israeli airstrike in Gaza, Romania and Bulgaria joining the Schengen free-travel area, South Korea's flexible monetary policy, Singapore's fourth-quarter economic growth, and stocks to watch like N...

2 Jan 20252min

The passing of former US President Jimmy Carter, a deadly airline crash in South Korea, Japan's manufacturing sector stabilising, and discounts in Singapore's FairPrice Group. Asian markets show mixed...

30 Dec 20243min

Chinese workers are victims of human trafficking in Brazil. Asian stocks wobble as investors eye 2025's interest rates. In Australia, two sailors die in a boat incident. India mourns the death of Dr. ...

27 Dec 20243min

A cyberattack on Japan Airlines, deadly Israeli strikes on Gaza, Taiwan's defense budget cut amid Chinese threats, a fatal plane crash in Kazakhstan, and financial crime investigations against a Singa...

26 Dec 20243min

Russia’s Vladimir Putin meets Slovak PM as Russian gas contract nears expiry, Trump supports TikTok in the US, and Asian stocks rally post-US inflation data. Singapore Post fires three senior executiv...

23 Dec 20242min

A failed US spending bill leading to potential government shutdown, Japan's rising inflation, ongoing Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks, Australia's funding for Solomon Islands' police, and Singapore's foc...

20 Dec 20243min