Day: October 11, 2023
Modi Government Slaps Terrorism Charges on Journalists
The crackdown on NewsClick, a small online news portal, is aimed at silencing the last bastion of independent media organizations in India.
DHT forward bookings show how far VLCCs have fallen, but winter upturn is coming
Owner reveals lower spot rates for its fourth-quarter deals
Rimal neighbourhood, the beating heart of Gaza, wiped out
This is Israel’s most intense bombing campaign in Gaza in recent memory, residents of the besieged territory say.
104-year-woman dies just days after ‘record-breaking’ skydive from 13,000 feet
Dorothy Hoffner’s skydive could see her posthumously certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane.
How to Avoid a Second Front Between Israel and Hizballah
Israel is in a crisis. Last Saturday, the country experienced its most horrific terror attack in history — we still don’t know how many lives it claimed (the count so far is more than 1,000 deaths and thousands of injured). As Israel prepares for a ful…
Introducing Thinking the Unthinkable
Welcome to a sneak peek of Thinking the Unthinkable, our newest members-only podcast. We are previewing this members-only podcast on this feed for free. This members-only show features in-depth analysis and insight on the perils of a new nuclear age a…
Australian journalist Cheng Lei back home after 3 years detained in China
Former Chinese TV anchor was imprisoned on murky charges of ‘supplying state secrets overseas’.
Hamas gunmen ‘killed families in their beds’ at Kfar Aza kibbutz, say Israeli forces
Grim scene of ‘massacre’ at one of the first Israeli settlements reached by militants during assaultIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesIn Kfar Aza, no one was too old, too young or too weak for slaughter. It took the Israeli army half a day to reach…
Commentary: Israel-Hamas conflict – key takeaways for Singapore amid seismic shifts in the Middle East
There is no telling how the Israel-Hamas conflict will end. What is certain is that there will be more deaths and misery inflicted on the people of both sides, says Carl Skadian, senior associate director at the Middle East Institute, NUS.